CVE-2014-3549
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the get_description function in lib/classes/event/user_login_failed.php in Moodle 2.7.x before 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted username that is improperly handled during the logging of an invalid login attempt.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| moodle | moodle | 2.7.0 | |
References
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-46201
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68761
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264271
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-46201
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68761
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=264271
CWEs
CWE-79
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.