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CVE-2016-0725

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0725 describes a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Moodle versions 2.8.x, 2.9.x, and 3.0.x, specifically within the search_pagination function. An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious web script or HTML into a user's browser by crafting a special search string. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0157 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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 (3)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.8.10
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.9.4
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 3.0.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-gj2j-ppjq-9pjgmedium

Moodle Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in course management search

May 13, 2022

References

git.moodle.org / gw
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176502.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176436.html
Third Party Advisory
moodle.org / mod/forum/discuss.php
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/01/18/1
securitytracker.com / id/1034694