Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published May 22, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-2152
CVE-2016-2152
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in auth/db/auth.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.11, 2.9.x before 2.9.5, and 3.0.x before 3.0.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an external DB profile field.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 2.7, < 2.7.13 | 2.7.13 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 2.8, < 2.8.11 | 2.8.11 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 2.9, < 2.9.5 | 2.9.5 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | >= 3.0, < 3.0.3 | 3.0.3 |
Affected products
34cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 32 more
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.11
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6mxm-wpqv-675hghsaADVISORY
- moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.phpnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2152ghsaADVISORY
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/21/1nvdWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/3b214760fb51ae2b0c85bbb2b272b9bc7c164657ghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/4db8407d3eaba17a8d3f81957b8e93e9f2554055ghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/4ee7394c8bfa95a63428385b542c2066cd2d8ea1ghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/54d6ee8c0874d72705ffa4c7c17d7c90bc16c897ghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/61da84e4148aa1de83a6389eb77abf3bbf09a349ghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/82d0c0b5218e9ceb35a4e24b4a4e1e2e9cfc840cghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/ce597604763272396e5cb8ec93859a8568020b8bghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/d9d8e9c3fe92c5f25e319a38fe5617088965ad20ghsaWEB
- github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/f4fcb1c4f76488d4571d3d265efce3813676c45dghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20160424224349/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035333ghsaWEB
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035333nvd
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