Medium severity · published Nov 11, 2024
CVE-2024-43439
Moodle: reflected xss via h5p error message
6.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in moodle. H5P error messages require additional sanitizing to prevent a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) risk.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Moodle · Moodle
before 4.1.12; 4.2.0 before 4.2.9; 4.3.0 before 4.3.6; 4.4.0 before 4.4.2 · source: NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43439
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43439
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2304268
Vendor Advisory
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=461209
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