CVE-2017-7298 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Moodle 3.2.2+, there is XSS in the Course summary filter of the "Add a new course" page, as demonstrated by a crafted attribute of an SVG element.

Published: 2017-03-29

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2022-2407	In Moodle 3.2.2+, there is XSS in the Course summary filter of the "Add a new course" page, as demonstrated by a crafted attribute of an SVG element.
Github GHSA	GHSA-4m6v-x9fj-847j	Moodle Cross-site Scripting in the Course summary filter of the Add a new course

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00816.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.daimacn.com/index.php/post/12.html
http://www.daimacn.com/post/12.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97182

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-29T05:23:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:56:36.497Z

Reserved: 2017-03-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7298

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-29T05:59:00.193

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:24:05.380

Link: CVE-2017-7298

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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