Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-0123

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in install.php for Moodle 1.8.3, and possibly other versions before 1.8.4, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dbname parameter. NOTE: this issue only exists until the installation is complete.

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Affected products

Moodle/Moodle2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.8.3
- (no CPE)range: <1.8.4

Patches

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References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-01/0202.htmlnvdExploit
int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-0123-moodle.htmlnvdExploit
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.htmlnvd
secunia.com/advisories/28838nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486198/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/27259nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0164nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39630nvd

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