Moodle post.php cross-site scripting
| moodle-post-xss (16924) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Moodle is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL link containing embedded HTML or JavaScript to the post.php script, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the link is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Moodle, Moodle prior to 1.3
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Moodle (1.3.3 or later), available from the Moodle Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Aug 06 2004 - 16:23:29 CDT, xss in moodle (post.php) at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0093.html.
- Moodle Web site, Moodle - A free, Open Source Course Management System for Online Learning at http://www.moodle.org.
- BID-10884: Moodle post.php Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1711: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in post.php in Moodle before 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the reply parameter.
- SA12262: Moodle "Post.php" Cross-Site Scripting and Unspecified Moodle Text Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 06, 2004
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