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Vulnerability details: VCID-vpub-mtjm-wkba
Vulnerability ID VCID-vpub-mtjm-wkba
Aliases CVE-2014-7835
GHSA-vrf6-q7qj-69v5
Summary Moodle allows attackers to upload files containing JavaScript webservice/upload.php in Moodle 2.6.x before 2.6.6 and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 does not ensure that a file upload is for a private or draft area, which allows remote authenticated users to upload files containing JavaScript, and consequently conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, by specifying the profile-picture area.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 2.7
Risk 1.4
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
generic_textual LOW http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-47868
generic_textual LOW http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/17/11
epss 0.0018 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-7835
epss 0.0018 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-7835
cvssv3.1_qr LOW https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vrf6-q7qj-69v5
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/moodle/moodle
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/2f87351d5480f562d6811cdf3bea032612e0325e
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/76ae1f6068f63149acc2d8c362af94067f4a227d
generic_textual LOW https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/ea1fbc00285514242d620ea017e187eb139deedb
generic_textual LOW https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=275161
generic_textual LOW https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7835
generic_textual LOW https://web.archive.org/web/20150914064838/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031215
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-47868
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/17/11
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-7835
https://github.com/moodle/moodle
https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/2f87351d5480f562d6811cdf3bea032612e0325e
https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/76ae1f6068f63149acc2d8c362af94067f4a227d
https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/ea1fbc00285514242d620ea017e187eb139deedb
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=275161
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7835
https://web.archive.org/web/20150914064838/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031215
GHSA-vrf6-q7qj-69v5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vrf6-q7qj-69v5
No exploits are available.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.40148
EPSS Score 0.0018
Published At June 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-01T12:29:54.765531+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-vrf6-q7qj-69v5/GHSA-vrf6-q7qj-69v5.json 36.1.3