CVE-2016-0725 Moodle Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in course management search

What is CVE-2016-0725?

CVE-2016-0725 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 22 Feb 2016. 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 the search_pagination function in course/classes/management_renderer.php in Moodle 2.8.x before 2.8.10, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, and 3.0.x before 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted search string.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0725?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle. It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0725?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 2.8.10, 2.9.4 or 3.0.2.

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-2016-0725 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0725 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

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Also known as GHSA-gj2j-ppjq-9pjg.