CVE-2015-3178

Summary

CVECVE-2015-3178
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-06-01 19:59:21 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCross-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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
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

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