CVE-2004-1978

moodle < 1.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via help.php text parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1978. PoCs published by Bartek Nowotarski.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Moodle's 'help.php' script due to insufficient input sanitization. The issue allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the 'text' parameter, potentially leading to cookie theft or other client-side attacks.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in help.php in Moodle before 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the text parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Bartek Nowotarski · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24071

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Moodle's 'help.php' script due to insufficient input sanitization. The issue allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the 'text' parameter, potentially leading to cookie theft or other client-side attacks.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Moodle (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the 'help.php' script on a vulnerable Moodle instance
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108335043825605&w=2
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10251
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11535
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/5747
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16023
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010008

Scores

EPSS 0.0199
EPSS Percentile 78.3%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
moodle/moodle 1.1.1
moodle/moodle 1.2.0
moodle/moodle 1.2.1
Published Apr 30, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026