CVE-2008-5432

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Moodle before 1.6.8, 1.7 before 1.7.6, 1.8 before 1.8.7, and 1.9 before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Wiki page name (aka page title).

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32714 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3405 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47193 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33822 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/09/4 mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1691 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33079 third party advisory
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=108590

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5432?
CVE-2008-5432 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5432?
To fix CVE-2008-5432, 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-2008-5432 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5432 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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