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CVE-2017-5945

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5945 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the PoodLL Filter plugin up to version 3.0.20 for Moodle. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser session by manipulating the "poodll_audio_url" GET parameter. Rated Medium with a CVSSv3 score of 6.1, the vulnerability requires user interaction but can lead to information disclosure and defacement. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:poodll:moodle-filter_poodll:*:*:*:*:*:moodle:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0087 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 26,209 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / justinhunt/moodle-filter_poodll/issues/23
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96212
Third Party Advisory