🛡️ CVE-2015-3178 — moodle
Description
Moodle cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the external_format_text function in lib/externallib.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into an external application via a crafted string that is visible to web services.
Weakness class
CVE-2015-3178 is classified as CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). User-supplied data is written into a page without escaping, so attacker script runs in the browser of anyone who views it.
Affected software
CVE-2015-3178 is recorded against 1 package.
- moodle/moodle (from 2.8.0 up to 2.8.6)
Timeline and source
Published on 13 May 2022 and last revised on 8 December 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
moodle.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
git.moodle.org (Web)
openwall.com (Web)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| moodle/moodle | 2.8.0 | 2.8.6 |
References
Similar Threats
- Unknown CVE-2008-5153
- Unknown CVE-2010-1613
- Low CVE-2010-1614
- Low CVE-2010-1617
- High CVE-2010-1615
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