CVE-2014-3549 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the get_description function in lib/classes/event/user_login_failed.php in Moodle 2.7.x before 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted username that is improperly handled during the logging of an invalid login attempt.

Published: 2014-07-29

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.2% 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2014-3535	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the get_description function in lib/classes/event/user_login_failed.php in Moodle 2.7.x before 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted username that is improperly handled during the logging of an invalid login attempt.

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 0.01187.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-46201
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68761
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264271

History

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Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2014-07-29T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:50:16.607Z

Reserved: 2014-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-3549

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-07-29T11:10:32.370

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:08:27.907

Link: CVE-2014-3549

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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