Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE-2022-35651
Summary
A stored XSS and blind SSRF vulnerability was found in Moodle prior to 3.9.15, 3.10.x, 3.11.x prior to 3.11.8, 4.0.x prior to 4.0.2, occur due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the SCORM track details. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in the context of vulnerable website to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, can perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
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- NETWORK
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- CHANGED
- REQUIRED
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CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting
Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.
Advisory Timeline
- Published