CVE-2014-2571 json
Moodle cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
published 2014-03-22 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-75c6-xqwr-v2r9 , EUVD-2022-2923
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the quiz_question_tostring function in mod/quiz/editlib.php in Moodle through 2.3.11, 2.4.x before 2.4.9, 2.5.x before 2.5.5, and 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a quiz question.
Patch / fix
- packagist moodle/moodle 2.4.9, 2.5.5, 2.6.2
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-2571 updated cvss 4.3
moodle: upstream 2.6.2, 2.5.5, and 2.4.9 fixes
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | moodle/moodle | <2.4.9 >=2.5.0, <2.5.5 >=2.6.0, <2.6.2 |
2.4.9 2.5.5 2.6.2 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/217d839ded7026ed1b1280e1c296bc80a4036023
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/5da73345fdd46cef912b229b2cfae2a26e36efd8
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/7051f3a8828665f4fab37c8db91322fec85a64db
web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle/commit/fd4b7f57399bed85db0d4066ba12c2633ce87ba3
web
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moodle.org
/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=256416
web, vendor-advisory
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git.moodle.org
/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-43690
web
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/1
mailing-list, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2571
advisory
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github.com
/moodle/moodle
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-2571
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-75c6-xqwr-v2r9
- NVD CVE-2014-2571
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