CVE-2011-4282 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the course-tags functionality in tag/coursetags_more.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) sort or (2) show parameter.

Published: 2012-07-16

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-4222	Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the course-tags functionality in tag/coursetags_more.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) sort or (2) show parameter.
Github GHSA	GHSA-6xqg-f34f-5fjx	Moodle vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01832.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=73de6fa06f6923278950a445bd69b3fbc1e518d2
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=170008
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1

History

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Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-07-16T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:01:51.516Z

Reserved: 2011-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-4282

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-16T10:28:36.423

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:34:41.983

Link: CVE-2011-4282

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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