Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in install.php for Moodle 1.8.3, and possibly other versions before 1.8.4, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dbname parameter. NOTE: this issue only exists until the installation is complete.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Hanno Bock · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31020
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486198/100/0/threaded
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-0123-moodle.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27259
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39630
Exploit mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-01/0202.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0164
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0107
EPSS Percentile
77.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (1)
moodle/moodle
< 1.8.3
Published
Jan 12, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026