Moodle up to 2.4.4 flashuploader.swf cross site scripting

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Moodle. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file flashuploader.swf. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4942. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Moodle (Learning Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file flashuploader.swf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in flashuploader.swf in the Uploader component in Yahoo! YUI 3.5.0 through 3.9.1, as used in Moodle through 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string in a URL.

The weakness was disclosed 07/29/2013 (Website). The advisory is available at yuilibrary.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-4942 since 07/26/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-64561, VDB-64560 and VDB-64559 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Type

• Learning Management Software

Name

• Moodle

Version

• 2.1
• 2.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 2.1.3
• 2.1.4
• 2.1.5
• 2.1.6
• 2.1.7
• 2.1.8
• 2.1.9
• 2.1.10
• 2.2
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.10
• 2.3.1
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.3.5
• 2.3.6
• 2.3.7
• 2.4.1
• 2.4.2
• 2.4.3
• 2.4.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://moodle.org/

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