CVE-2004-1978

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in help.php in Moodle before 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the text parameter.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.64% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/5747	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108335043825605&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10251	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16023	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/11535	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010008	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1978?: CVE-2004-1978 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1978?: To fix CVE-2004-1978, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1978 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1978 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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