CVE-2012-3396 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via the idnumber field in Moodle's cohort editing form, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-3396?
CVE-2012-3396 is a low-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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cohort/edit_form.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.10, 2.1.x before 2.1.7, 2.2.x before 2.2.4, and 2.3.x before 2.3.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the idnumber field. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2012-2365.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3396?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3396?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3396 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-2012-3396 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3396 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-gr8w-hm62-xw58.