Moodle vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Impact

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the course-tags functionality in tag/coursetags_more.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) sort or (2) show parameter.

Affected 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.

Original source description

References

• Security advisory nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4282
• Source reference git.moodle.org/
• Source reference git.moodle.org/gw
• Source reference git.moodle.org/gw
• Source reference moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php
• Security advisory openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1