CVE-2021-20183 : It was found in Moodle before version 3.10.1 that some search inputs were vulner

It was found in Moodle before version 3.10.1 that some search inputs were vulnerable to reflected XSS due to insufficient escaping of search queries.

Published 2021-01-28 19:15:13

Updated 2021-02-01 15:02:23

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2021-20183

Moodle » Moodle
Versions before (<) 3.10.1
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.62%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 67 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
5.4	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.8	2.5	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Primary)

https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=417166

Moodle.org: MSA-21-0001: Search input template insufficiently escaped search queries
Patch;Vendor Advisory

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