CVE-2014-9059
lib/setup.php in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 does not provide charset information in HTTP headers, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via UTF-7…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.83%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
lib/setup.php in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 does not provide charset information in HTTP headers, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via UTF-7 characters during interaction with AJAX scripts.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.83% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- moodle/moodle
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-47966Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/17/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71133
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031215
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=275146Vendor Advisory
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-47966Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/17/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71133
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031215
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=275146Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.