CVE-2016-2153 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the advanced-search feature of 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. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, requiring user interaction. While it can lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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