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TI-2008-05172 Aliases CVE-2008-5432GHSA-37mm-gc69-pw8r

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Moodle before 1.6.8, 1.7 before 1.7.6, 1.8…

Priority LOW 23CWE-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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Moodle before 1.6.8, 1.7 before 1.7.6, 1.8 before 1.8.7, and 1.9 before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Wiki page name (aka page title).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01553 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 40

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.7VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.7 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
  • 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
Show 30 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.3VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.4VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.5VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.6VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.0VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.1VulnerableMoodle
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.2VulnerableMoodle
  • 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:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 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:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.5 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.6 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·Moodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5432
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-37mm-gc69-pw8r

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2024-22468 moodle: unsafe direct use of $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] in admin/tool/mfa/index.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-14741 In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-29071 Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-06653 Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-00259 SQL injection in moodle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-16116 Path traversal in Moodle CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 636 →

Sources

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