lib/setup.php in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 does not provide charset information in HTTP headers, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via UTF-7 characters during interaction with AJAX scripts
Published Nov 24, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.83%
Description
lib/setup.php in Moodle through 2.4.11, 2.5.x before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 does not provide charset information in HTTP headers, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via UTF-7 characters during interaction with AJAX scripts.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.4.11
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
- 2.5.8
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.1
- 2.7.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 78.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 76.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 58.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00349) | 72.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00349) | 71.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00349) | 67.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-47966 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/17/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71133 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031215 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-crcq-pw8h-9xwf Advisory
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/0a0145c5e8041aadeff303a9f9984c86706b4e42
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/293e4bbcb71f0a801c2539ea051c58688314b23a
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/3c98b7a5ad1bb596a738e550fc3bf966d6415fe0
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/ac6e453d11024bf6ad99ada1bfc641c6b91ebed6
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=275146 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9059
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150914064838/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031215
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229043651/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71133
Change history (0)
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