CVE-2017-2578

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Published Jan 20, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Moodle 3.x, there is XSS in the assignment submission page.

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

n/a

Moodle 3.x

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Moodle 3.x`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.0:beta::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.0:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.0:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.0:beta::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.0:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.0:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.0:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.0:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.0:rc5::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-2854	In Moodle 3.x, there is XSS in the assignment submission page.
Github GHSA	GHSA-6r76-f8c8-fh7p	Moodle Cross-site Scripting in assignment submission page

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

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: < 1% (0.862% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95647
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=345915

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Jan 20, 2017, 8:39 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:55 PM
Reserved: Dec 1, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:16 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 20, 2017, 8:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:16 AM

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