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Vulnerability details: VCID-778a-1hv1-kqb9
Vulnerability ID VCID-778a-1hv1-kqb9
Aliases CVE-2016-0725
GHSA-gj2j-ppjq-9pjg
Summary Moodle Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in course management search Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search_pagination function in course/classes/management_renderer.php in Moodle 2.8.x before 2.8.10, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, and 3.0.x before 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted search string.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-52552
generic_textual MODERATE http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-52552
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176502.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176502.html
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176436.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176436.html
epss 0.00804 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0725
epss 0.00804 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0725
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gj2j-ppjq-9pjg
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/moodle/moodle
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/moodle/moodle
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=326206
generic_textual MODERATE https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=326206
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0725
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0725
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/18/1
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/18/1
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034694
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034694
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-52552
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176502.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176436.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0725
https://github.com/moodle/moodle
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=326206
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0725
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/18/1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034694
GHSA-gj2j-ppjq-9pjg https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gj2j-ppjq-9pjg
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-52552
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176502.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176436.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/moodle/moodle
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=326206
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0725
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/18/1
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034694
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.73078
EPSS Score 0.00804
Published At June 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-01T12:27:57.106892+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-gj2j-ppjq-9pjg/GHSA-gj2j-ppjq-9pjg.json 36.1.3