CVE-2024-43437

Moodle: xss risk when restoring malicious course backup file

Published Nov 11, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in moodle. Insufficient sanitizing of data when performing a restore could result in a cross-site scripting (XSS) risk from malicious backup files.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-3194 A flaw was found in moodle. Insufficient sanitizing of data when performing a restore could result in a cross-site scripting (XSS) risk from malicious backup files.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4hjf-6pxr-549h Moodle Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Moodle
Moodle moodle
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Moodle
Moodle moodle
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in moodle. Insufficient sanitizing of data when performing a restore could result in a cross-site scripting (XSS) risk from malicious backup files.
Title Moodle: xss risk when restoring malicious course backup file
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
fedora
Published
Updated
Mar 13, 2025, 2:04 PM
Reserved
Aug 13, 2024, 7:15 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 11, 2024, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:51 AM