Medium severity · published Nov 4, 2016
CVE-2016-9188
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Moodle CMS on or before 3.1.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s_additionalhtmlhead,…
6.1
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Moodle CMS on or before 3.1.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s_additionalhtmlhead, s_additionalhtmltopofbody, and s_additionalhtmlfooter parameters.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Moodle · Moodle
through 3.1.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9188
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9188
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94189
Exploit
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139466/Moodle-CMS-3.1.2-Cross-Site-Scripting-File-Upload.html
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