# CVE-2012-3389: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Moodle's LTI settings, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jul 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g632-g52c-3j8c

## What is CVE-2012-3389?

CVE-2012-3389 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 23 Jul 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in mod/lti/typessettings.php in Moodle 2.2.x before 2.2.4 and 2.3.x before 2.3.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) lti_typename or (2) lti_toolurl parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3389?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Moodle Moodle.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-3389?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-3389 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle

- [CVE-2006-4935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4935/): File upload in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-4936](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4936/): Moodle does not properly validate module instance id (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-2233](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2233/): Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-2235](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2235/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-2236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2236/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-3389 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-3389 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 23 Jul 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3389 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Moodle Moodle. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3389/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3389/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3389
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3389
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-3389

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3389/
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