Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in blog/edit.php in Moodle 1.6.x before 1.6.7 and 1.7.x before 1.7.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the etitle parameter (blog entry title).
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 4.0 | moodle | 1.6.3-2+etch1 | DSA-1691-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1691-1 moodle - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- SUSE-SR:2008:016 vendor-advisory
- http://www.procheckup.com/Vulnerability_PR08-13.php
- 31196 third-party-advisory
- 30348 vdb-entry
- 6653 exploit
- 20080722 PR08-13: Persistent Cross-site Scripting (XSS) on Moodle via blog entry title mailing-list
- DSA-1691 vendor-advisory
- moodle-edit-xss(43961) vdb-entry
- http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=101401
- 31339 third-party-advisory