Moodle XSS from profile fields from external db
Impact
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in auth/db/auth.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an external DB profile field.
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| From 2.7 before 2.7.13Ecosystem versions | 2.7.13 |
| From 2.8 before 2.8.11Ecosystem versions | 2.8.11 |
| From 2.9 before 2.9.5Ecosystem versions | 2.9.5 |
| From 3.0 before 3.0.3Ecosystem versions | 3.0.3 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-6mxm-wpqv-675h
View original version evidence (46 explicit versions)
Original source description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in auth/db/auth.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an external DB profile field.
References
- Security advisory nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2152
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/3b214760fb51ae2b0c85bbb2b272b9bc7c164657
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/4db8407d3eaba17a8d3f81957b8e93e9f2554055
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/4ee7394c8bfa95a63428385b542c2066cd2d8ea1
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/54d6ee8c0874d72705ffa4c7c17d7c90bc16c897
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/61da84e4148aa1de83a6389eb77abf3bbf09a349
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/82d0c0b5218e9ceb35a4e24b4a4e1e2e9cfc840c
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/ce597604763272396e5cb8ec93859a8568020b8b
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/d9d8e9c3fe92c5f25e319a38fe5617088965ad20
- Patch github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/f4fcb1c4f76488d4571d3d265efce3813676c45d
- Source reference github.com/moodle/moodle
- Source reference moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php
- Security advisory web.archive.org/web/20160424224349/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035333
- Source reference git.moodle.org/gw
- Security advisory www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/1