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Medium, CVSS 6.1

Moodle Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in course management search

CVE-2016-0725GHSA-gj2j-ppjq-9pjg

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (moodle/moodle 3.0.2, 2.9.4, 2.8.10), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • Packagist moodle/moodle

    Affected
    >= 2.8, < 2.8.10>= 2.9, < 2.9.4>= 3.0, < 3.0.2
    Fixed in
    3.0.2, 2.8.10, 2.9.4

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
6.1 · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
  • CVE-2016-0725: 1.57% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 75.37 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the searchpagination function in course/classes/managementrenderer.php in Moodle 2.8.x before 2.8.10, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, and 3.0.x before 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted search string.

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from ghsa record GHSA-gj2j-ppjq-9pjg

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2016-0725

Advisory: Moodle Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in course management search
IDs: CVE-2016-0725, GHSA-gj2j-ppjq-9pjg
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2016-0725 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: moodle/moodle 3.0.2, 2.9.4, 2.8.10. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Packagist moodle/moodle: affected >= 2.8, < 2.8.10; >= 2.9, < 2.9.4; >= 3.0, < 3.0.2; fixed in 3.0.2, 2.8.10, 2.9.4

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Packagist moodle/moodle: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on moodle/moodle.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gj2j-ppjq-9pjg (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-gj2j-ppjq-9pjg lists affected ranges: Packagist moodle/moodle >=2.8 =2.9 =3.0 <3.0.2)

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