CVE-2008-0123
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 3.9%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79
- EPSS score
- 3.9% (90th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-0136)
- Published
- January 12, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0136 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- moodle / moodle
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-01/0202.html(Exploit)
- http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-0123-moodle.html(Exploit)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486198/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27259
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0164
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39630
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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