CVE-2008-0123 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in install.php for Moodle 1.8.3, and possibly other versions before 1.8.4, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dbname parameter. NOTE: this issue only exists until the installation is complete.

Published: 2008-01-12

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0136	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in install.php for Moodle 1.8.3, and possibly other versions before 1.8.4, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dbname parameter. NOTE: this issue only exists until the installation is complete.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01066.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-01/0202.html
http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-0123-moodle.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486198/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27259
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0164
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39630

History

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Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-01-12T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.986Z

Reserved: 2008-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0123

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-01-12T01:46:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0123

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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