CVE-2015-3178
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-3178 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-06-01 19:59:21 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.7.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | 2.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Moodle | Moodle | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moodle Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Bypass Security Restrictions - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Official Moodle git projects - moodle.git/search | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.moodle.org | |
| Moodle.org: MSA-15-0022: Potential XSS risk when returning text entered by student from Web Services | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | moodle.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Moodle CVE-2015-3178 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| oss-security - Moodle security advisories [vs] | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.