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CVE-2016-2152

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2152 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Moodle versions through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3. These flaws allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an external database profile field. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0146 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 26,208 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 (4)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.7.13
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.8.11
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 2.9.5
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: moodle/moodleFixed in: 3.0.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-6mxm-wpqv-675hmedium

Moodle XSS from profile fields from external db

May 13, 2022

References

git.moodle.org / gw
moodle.org / mod/forum/discuss.php
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/1
securitytracker.com / id/1035333