CVE-2024-33998

moodle: stored XSS via user's name on participants page when opening some options

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: May 31, 2024 at 07:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:32 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMoodle

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Insufficient escaping of participants' names in the participants page table resulted in a stored XSS risk when interacting with some features.

Affected

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

v < 4.1.104.2.0 ≤ v < 4.2.74.3.0 ≤ v < 4.3.4
Affected range stops below 4.1.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.2.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79

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