CVE-2010-2230
Moodle XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Description
The KSES text cleaning filter in lib/weblib.php in Moodle before 1.8.13 and 1.9.x before 1.9.9 does not properly handle vbscript URIs, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via HTML input.
INFO
Published Date :
June 28, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Moodle packages to a version that addresses this vulnerability.
- After upgrading, visit the admin page to follow any database update instructions.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2010-2230.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-2230 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-2230
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2010-2230 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2010-2230 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://cvs.moodle.org/moodle/lib/weblib.php?r1=1.812.2.114&r2=1.812.2.115 Added Reference http://cvs.moodle.org/moodle/lib/weblib.php?r1=1.970.2.171&r2=1.970.2.172 Added Reference http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.8.13_release_notes Added Reference http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_1.9.9_release_notes Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043285.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043291.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043340.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html Added Reference http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=152368 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40248 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40352 Added Reference http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-22042 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/21/2 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1530 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1571 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605809 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 29, 2010
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.40 }} -0.01%
score
0.57527
percentile