CVE-2004-1424 describes a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Moodle versions 1.4.2 and earlier, specifically within the view.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into a user's browser by manipulating the 'search' parameter. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack vector with medium attack complexity and requiring no authentication. The potential impact is limited to partial integrity compromise, as an attacker could deface content or steal session cookies. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. However, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, suggesting ongoing awareness or historical interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.