Detections
Analytics
Moodle 2.7.x < 2.7.1 XSS
low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8717
Synopsis
The remote web server is hosting a web application that is vulnerable to multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.Description
The remote web server hosts Moodle, an open-source course management system. Versions of Moodle 2.7.x prior to 2.7.1 are exposed to the following vulnerabilities :- A cross-site scripting vulnerability affects the 'failed login' logs. Log entries of failed login attempts were not filtered correctly. (MSA-14-0030 / CVE-2014-3549)
- A cross-site scripting vulnerability affects error messages generated by scheduled tasks were being presented to admins without correct filtering. (MSA-14-0031 / CVE-2014-3550)
Solution
Upgrade to Moodle version 2.7.1 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 8717
Family: CGI
Published: 4/20/2015
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.7
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:moodle:moodle
Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-3549, CVE-2014-3550