CVE-2012-2365 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Authenticated users can inject arbitrary scripts via the idnumber field in Moodle cohorts, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2365?
CVE-2012-2365 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 21 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.9, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the idnumber field to cohort/edit.php.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2365?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2365?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2365 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-2012-2365 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2365 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-gfh4-f3wf-9223.