| Topic: | Persistent Cross-site Scripting (XSS) on blog entry title parameter |
| Severity: | Major |
| Versions affected: | <1.6.7, <1.7.5 |
| Reported by: | Adrian Pastor and Amir Azam of ProCheckUp Ltd. (www.procheckup.com) |
| Issue no.: | MDL-15392 |
| Solution: | upgrade to 1.6.7, 1.7.5 or any recent nightly or use patch http://cvs.moodle.org/moodle/blog/lib.php?r1=1.38.6.3&r2=1.38.6.2 |
Description:
ProCheckup discovered that 1.6.x and 1.7.x sites with enabled blogs are vulnerable to persistent Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks through blog entry titles. We would like to thank them for informing us in a responsible manner and coordinating the disclosure of security advisories.