low
3.5
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-4525: XSS

First published: Tue Nov 26 2013(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mod/quiz/report/responses/responses_table.php in Moodle through 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.7, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an answer to a text-based quiz question.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Moodle<=2.2.11
Moodle=1.1.1
Moodle=1.2.0
Moodle=1.2.1
Moodle=1.3.0
Moodle=1.3.1
Moodle=1.3.2
Moodle=1.3.3
Moodle=1.3.4
Moodle=1.4.1
Moodle=1.4.2
Moodle=1.4.3
Moodle=1.4.4
Moodle=1.4.5
Moodle=1.5
Moodle=1.5.0-beta
Moodle=1.5.1
Moodle=1.5.2
Moodle=1.5.3
Moodle=1.6.0
Moodle=1.6.1
Moodle=1.6.2
Moodle=1.6.3
Moodle=1.6.4
Moodle=1.6.5
Moodle=1.6.6
Moodle=1.6.7
Moodle=1.6.8
Moodle=1.7.1
Moodle=1.7.2
Moodle=1.7.3
Moodle=1.7.4
Moodle=1.7.5
Moodle=1.7.6
Moodle=1.8.1
Moodle=1.8.2
Moodle=1.8.3
Moodle=1.8.4
Moodle=1.8.5
Moodle=1.8.6
Moodle=1.8.7
Moodle=1.8.8
Moodle=1.8.9
Moodle=1.8.10
Moodle=1.8.11
Moodle=1.8.12
Moodle=1.8.13
Moodle=1.8.14
Moodle=1.9.1
Moodle=1.9.2
Moodle=1.9.3
Moodle=1.9.4
Moodle=1.9.5
Moodle=1.9.6
Moodle=1.9.7
Moodle=1.9.8
Moodle=1.9.9
Moodle=1.9.10
Moodle=1.9.11
Moodle=1.9.12
Moodle=1.9.13
Moodle=1.9.14
Moodle=1.9.15
Moodle=1.9.16
Moodle=1.9.17
Moodle=1.9.18
Moodle=2.0.0
Moodle=2.0.1
Moodle=2.0.2
Moodle=2.0.3
Moodle=2.0.4
Moodle=2.0.5
Moodle=2.0.6
Moodle=2.0.7
Moodle=2.0.8
Moodle=2.0.9
Moodle=2.1.0
Moodle=2.1.1
Moodle=2.1.2
Moodle=2.1.3
Moodle=2.1.4
Moodle=2.1.5
Moodle=2.1.6
Moodle=2.1.7
Moodle=2.1.8
Moodle=2.1.9
Moodle=2.1.10
Moodle=2.2.0
Moodle=2.2.1
Moodle=2.2.2
Moodle=2.2.3
Moodle=2.2.4
Moodle=2.2.5
Moodle=2.2.6
Moodle=2.2.7
Moodle=2.2.8
Moodle=2.2.9
Moodle=2.2.10
Moodle=2.3.0
Moodle=2.3.1
Moodle=2.3.2
Moodle=2.3.3
Moodle=2.3.4
Moodle=2.3.5
Moodle=2.3.6
Moodle=2.3.7
Moodle=2.3.8
Moodle=2.3.9
Moodle=2.4.0
Moodle=2.4.1
Moodle=2.4.2
Moodle=2.4.3
Moodle=2.4.4
Moodle=2.4.5
Moodle=2.4.6
Moodle=2.5.0
Moodle=2.5.1
Moodle=2.5.2

Remedy

http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-41820

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-4525?

    CVE-2013-4525 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow XSS attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-4525?

    To fix CVE-2013-4525, update to Moodle version 2.3.10, 2.4.7, or 2.5.3 or later.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2013-4525?

    CVE-2013-4525 affects all Moodle versions from 2.2.11 up to but not including 2.5.3.

  • What kind of attack is possible due to CVE-2013-4525?

    CVE-2013-4525 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Moodle.

  • Is CVE-2013-4525 still a risk if I am using a supported version of Moodle?

    If you are using a supported version of Moodle, CVE-2013-4525 is not a risk as it has been patched.

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