CVE-2022-30596 Cross-site Scripting in moodle
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via assignment ID numbers in Moodle, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2022-30596?
CVE-2022-30596 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 18 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A flaw was found in moodle where ID numbers displayed when bulk allocating markers to assignments required additional sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30596?
9 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle and moodle. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.10 | 3.10.11 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.10 | 3.10.11 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.11 | 3.11.7 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.11 | 3.11.7 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.9 | 3.9.14 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.9 | 3.9.14 |
3 more packages
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.0 | 4.0.1 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.0 | 4.0.1 |
moodle Bitnami | From 3.9.0 | 3.9.14, 3.10.11, 3.11.7, 4.0.1 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Moodle Moodle, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2022-30596?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 3.10.11, 3.11.7, 3.9.14 or 4.0.1.
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-2022-30596 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30596 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as BIT-moodle-2022-30596, GHSA-wvh5-78h5-gmgr, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-30596.