# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 25 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** BIT-moodle-2022-45150, GHSA-6gx2-g773-hv9h, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45150

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## 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 | Ecosystem | 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 |
| `moodle` | Bitnami | From 3.9.0 | 3.9.18, 3.11.11, 4.0.5 |

Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2022-45150 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45150 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45150 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45150 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): affected from 3.11; fixed in 3.11.11
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): affected from 3.11; fixed in 3.11.11
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): affected from 3.9; fixed in 3.9.18
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): affected from 3.9; fixed in 3.9.18
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): affected from 4.0; fixed in 4.0.5
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): affected from 4.0; fixed in 4.0.5
- moodle (Bitnami): affected from 3.9.0; fixed in 3.9.18, 3.11.11, 4.0.5

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-2022-45150/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45150/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45150
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45150
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45150

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45150/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.