CVE-2004-1978 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into Moodle's help page, potentially stealing user sessions or executing malicious code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1978?
CVE-2004-1978 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in help.php in Moodle before 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the text parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1978?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1978?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2004-1978 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1978 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle
- CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id
- CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2c5m-jj29-px47.