CVE-2008-0123 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.9% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.95% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-01-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| moodle | moodle |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Moodle 1.8.3 - 'install.php' Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-01-12 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-01/0202.html
- http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-0123-moodle.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486198/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27259
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0164
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39630
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-01/0202.html
- http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-0123-moodle.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486198/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27259
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0164
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39630
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