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CVE-2021-27131

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Published: May 16, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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5.4
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploitability: 2.3 / Impact: 2.7
Source: NVD

Description

Moodle 3.10.1 is vulnerable to persistent/stored cross-site scripting (XSS) due to the improper input sanitization on the "Additional HTML Section" via "Header and Footer" parameter in /admin/settings.php. This vulnerability is leading an attacker to steal admin and all user account cookies by storing the malicious XSS payload in Header and Footer. NOTE: this is disputed by the vendor because the "Additional HTML Section" for "Header and Footer" can only be supplied by an administrator, who is intentionally allowed to enter unsanitized input (e.g., site-specific JavaScript).

Affected (1)

Products: Moodle: Moodle
Moodle
1 product
Moodle
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Moodle
Version 3.10.1

Related CWEs

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Product
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit

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