CVE-2008-0123

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Published Jan 12, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0136	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.9% (3.949% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-01/0202.html
http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-0123-moodle.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486198/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27259
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0164
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39630

History

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Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 12, 2008, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 AM
Reserved: Jan 7, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 12, 2008, 1:46 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

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