Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 16, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-4278
CVE-2011-4278
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the tag autocomplete functionality in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist | < 1.9.11 | 1.9.11 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 2.0, < 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 |
Affected products
13cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:1.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
8- moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.phpnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6656-6qwx-4c2mghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4278ghsaADVISORY
- git.moodle.org/gwghsaWEB
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1nvdWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/34b93e39a64a68e4a676b93ccf2bd87a1d3b5ef8ghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/fd29b2ad1c20906da00d7e523f39bc8a0358a65bghsaWEB
- git.moodle.org/gwnvd
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