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CVE-2015-3178 Details

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the external_format_text function in lib/externallib.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into an external application via a crafted string that is visible to web services.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-49718 CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/18/1 CVE
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313685 CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74726 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032358 CVE

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
moodle moodle
<= 2.5.9
2.5.0
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-3178
NVD Published Date:
Jun 1, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-3178 Details - Not Deferred