CVE-2022-45151 json
Moodle stored-XSS vulnerability in some "social" user profile fields
published 2022-11-23 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-moodle-2022-45151 , EUVD-2022-7467 , GHSA-xv72-6pgh-cjj8
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The stored-XSS vulnerability was discovered in Moodle which exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in several "social" user profile fields. An attacker could inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Patch / fix
- packagist moodle/moodle 3.11.11, 4.0.5
- bitnami moodle 3.11.11, 4.0.5
- moodle moodle 3.11.11, 4.0.5
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-2022-45151 updated cvss 5.4
moodle: stored XSS possible in some "social" user profile fields
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present “Possible Workaround: Update "social" user profile fields (https://docs.moodle.org/en/User_profile_fields) so their visibility is set to "not visible", until the patch is applied.”
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
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | moodle/moodle | >=3.11, <3.11.11 >=4.0, <4.0.5 |
3.11.11 4.0.5 |
| bitnami | moodle | >=3.11.0, <3.11.11 >=4.0.0, <4.0.5 |
3.11.11 4.0.5 |
Affected products
- n/a Moodle
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/74SXNGA5RIWM7QNX7H3G7SYIQLP4UUGV/
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NLRJB5JNKK3VVBLV3NH3RI7COEDAXSAB/
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DHYIIAUXUBHMBEDYU7TYNZXEN2W2SA2/
vendor-advisory, web
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=2142774
web
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moodle.org
/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=440771
web
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git.moodle.org
/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-76131
web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45151
advisory, web
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github.com
/moodle/moodle
package
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DHYIIAUXUBHMBEDYU7TYNZXEN2W2SA2
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/74SXNGA5RIWM7QNX7H3G7SYIQLP4UUGV
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NLRJB5JNKK3VVBLV3NH3RI7COEDAXSAB
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-45151
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xv72-6pgh-cjj8
- NVD CVE-2022-45151
- OSV BIT-moodle-2022-45151
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