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CVE-2008-0123

Moodle 1.8.3 - 'install.php' Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in install.php for Moodle 1.8.3, and possibly other versions before 1.8.4, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dbname parameter. NOTE: this issue only exists until the installation is complete.

Vulnerabilidad de cruce de directorios (XSS) en install.php de Moodle 1.8.3, y posiblemente otras versiones anteriores a la 1.8.4. Permite que atacantes remotos inyecten, a su elección, códigos web o HTML a traves del parámetro dbname. NOTA: este problema sólo se produce cuando la instalación se ha completado.

Moodle versions below 1.8.4 suffer from a cross site scripting vulnerability in the installer code.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-01-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-01-12 CVE Published
  • 2008-01-12 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-31 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Moodle
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 Moodle
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 <= 1.8.3
Search vendor "Moodle" for product "Moodle" and version " <= 1.8.3"
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Affected