Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-2153 is a cross-site scripting issue in Moodle’s Database activity advanced search. A crafted URL field could cause attacker-controlled script or HTML to run in a user’s browser. The main business risk is account misuse or content manipulation if a targeted authenticated user follows a malicious link. Exposure is most likely on older Moodle installations that still run the affected version ranges and have Database activity advanced search reachable by users. Internet-facing education portals deserve priority review because the vulnerable feature may be reachable by many authenticated users. Treat this as a moderate-priority legacy platform risk. It is not KEV-listed in the provided bundle, but exposed, outdated Moodle portals should be upgraded because XSS can support account compromise and user-targeted attacks. Mitigation focus: Inventory Moodle versions across production, staging, and archived learning portals.; Upgrade affected 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, and 3.0 branches to the named fixed releases or later.; For Moodle 2.6.x, check Moodle guidance for a supported upgrade path..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=330175CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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