CVE-2022-45150 Moodle reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in policy tool
Reflected XSS in Moodle policy tool allows attackers to execute scripts and access sensitive data via crafted links.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-45150?
CVE-2022-45150 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 23 Nov 2022. 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
A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in Moodle. This flaw exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in policy tool. An attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted link that executes an arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks to gain access potentially sensitive information and modification of web pages.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45150?
7 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle and moodle. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.11 | 3.11.11 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.11 | 3.11.11 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.9 | 3.9.18 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 3.9 | 3.9.18 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.0 | 4.0.5 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.0 | 4.0.5 |
1 more packages
moodle Bitnami | From 3.9.0 | 3.9.18, 3.11.11, 4.0.5 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45150?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 3.11.11, 3.9.18 or 4.0.5.
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-2022-45150 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45150 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as BIT-moodle-2022-45150, GHSA-6gx2-g773-hv9h, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45150.