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Vulnerability details: VCID-k6pw-51st-b3d2
Vulnerability ID VCID-k6pw-51st-b3d2
Aliases CVE-2016-2153
Summary Cross-site Scripting Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the `advanced-search` feature in `mod_data` in Moodle allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted field in a URL.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
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Reference id Reference type URL
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=330175
CVE-2016-2153 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2153
No exploits are available.
There are no known vectors.

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Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:36:34.630010+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/packagist/moodle/moodle/CVE-2016-2153.yml 38.6.0