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TI-2017-04970 Aliases CVE-2017-7298GHSA-4m6v-x9fj-847j

In Moodle 3.2.2+, there is XSS in the Course summary filter of the "Add a new course"…

Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

In Moodle 3.2.2+, there is XSS in the Course summary filter of the "Add a new course" page, as demonstrated by a crafted attribute of an SVG element.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00824 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)3.2 – 3.2.2—No fix listedGHSA-4m6v-x9fj-847j
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.2 – 3.2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-4m6v-x9fj-847j

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7298
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4m6v-x9fj-847j

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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
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Sources

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