The _bad_protocol_once function in phpgwapi/inc/class.kses.inc.php in KSES, as used in…
Priority LOW 33CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The _bad_protocol_once function in phpgwapi/inc/class.kses.inc.php in KSES, as used in eGroupWare before 1.4.003, Moodle before 1.8.5, and other products, allows remote attackers to bypass HTML filtering and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a string containing crafted URL protocols.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.10503 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 1.8.5
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | moodle/moodle (Packagist) | before 1.8.5 | 1.8.5 | Patch available | GHSA-v759-3wr5-p294 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.8.5 Fixed in 1.8.5 Patch available GHSA-v759-3wr5-p294
CPE configurations NVD · 43
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4.002 | Vulnerable | EGroupware |
| cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | EGroupware |
| cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | EGroupware |
| cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | EGroupware |
| cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | EGroupware |
| cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:1.2.106-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.106-2 | Vulnerable | EGroupware |
| cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:1.4.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.001 | Vulnerable | EGroupware |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.8.4 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
- cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.002 Vulnerable ·EGroupware
- cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·EGroupware
- cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·EGroupware
- cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·EGroupware
- cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·EGroupware
- cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:1.2.106-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.106-2 Vulnerable ·EGroupware
- cpe:2.3:a:egroupware:egroupware:1.4.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.001 Vulnerable ·EGroupware
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Show 33 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.4 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.4 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.5 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0 beta | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.4 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.5 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.6 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.7 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.4 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.5 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.6 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.1 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.2 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
| cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.3 | Vulnerable | Moodle |
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 beta Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.7 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-v759-3wr5-p294 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 1.8.5 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1502
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v759-3wr5-p294
References
Advisory 7
Other 13
- [oss-security] 20080708 Re: CVE request: moodle xss in < 1.8.5
- http://www.egroupware.org/changelog
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/658-1
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080709031015/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28424
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080828131802/http://secunia.com/advisories/31017
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080905011948/http://secunia.com/advisories/31018
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081011001554/http://secunia.com/advisories/31167
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081025081058/http://secunia.com/advisories/32400
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081028073531/http://secunia.com/advisories/32446
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090129193143/http://secunia.com/advisories/30986
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100819022833/http://secunia.com/advisories/30073
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120719035305/http://secunia.com/advisories/29491
Sources
- CVE-2008-1502 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1502 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v759-3wr5-p294 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-1502 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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