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Moodle: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2021-43558)

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Moodle: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2021-43558)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
11/22/2021
Created
11/30/2021
Added
11/29/2021
Modified
11/29/2021

Description

A flaw was found in Moodle in versions 3.11 to 3.11.3, 3.10 to 3.10.7, 3.9 to 3.9.10 and earlier unsupported versions. A URL parameter in the filetype site administrator tool required extra sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.

Solution(s)

  • moodle-upgrade-3_10_8
  • moodle-upgrade-3_11_4
  • moodle-upgrade-3_9_11

References

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