CVE-2012-2361: XSS

Published Jul 21, 2012

Updated

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/webservice/forms.php in the web services implementation in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.9, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name field (aka the service name) to admin/webservice/service.php.

Affected Software

18 affected components

Moodle moodle=2.0.0

Moodle moodle=2.0.1

Moodle moodle=2.0.2

Moodle moodle=2.0.3

Moodle moodle=2.0.4

Moodle moodle=2.0.5

Moodle moodle=2.0.6

Moodle moodle=2.0.7

Moodle moodle=2.0.8

Moodle moodle=2.1.0

Moodle moodle=2.1.1

Moodle moodle=2.1.2

Moodle moodle=2.1.3

Moodle moodle=2.1.4

Moodle moodle=2.1.5

Moodle moodle=2.2.0

Moodle moodle=2.2.1

Moodle moodle=2.2.2

Event History

Jul 21, 2012

CVE Published

via MITRE·01:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·01:00 AM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2361?

CVE-2012-2361 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on the security of user data.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2361?

To fix CVE-2012-2361, upgrade Moodle to version 2.0.9, 2.1.6, or 2.2.3 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2012-2361?

Remote authenticated users of Moodle versions 2.0.x before 2.0.9, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 are affected by CVE-2012-2361.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-2361?

CVE-2012-2361 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

What could an attacker do with CVE-2012-2361?

An attacker could inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Moodle web services implementation.