Moodle up to 2.1.1 section cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 2.1.1. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument section causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-4307. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle up to 2.1.1 (Learning Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument section with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mod/wiki/lang/en/wiki.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.5 and 2.1.x before 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the section parameter.

The weakness was presented 07/11/2012 as Bug 747444 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-4307 since 11/04/2011. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-61245, VDB-61244, VDB-61242 and VDB-61241 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Moodle 2.0.1
Patch: 41017112cff7f5bd7969c72d321320f3090e7c68

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07/11/2012 +250 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +985 days 🔍
12/06/2021 +2449 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: Bug 747444
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4307 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4307
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61243
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/06/2021 00:16
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (50), 02/18/2019 10:24 (2), 12/06/2021 00:16 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:1FD:103

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