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CVE-2015-3178

N/A
Published: June 1, 2015 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMoodle

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the external_format_text function in lib/externallib.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into an external application via a crafted string that is visible to web services.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (5)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-49718
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/18/1
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74726
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032358
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313685

CVSS

3.5LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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