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FKIE_CVE-2014-3549

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-07-29 11:10 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:08
Severity
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the get_description function in lib/classes/event/user_login_failed.php in Moodle 2.7.x before 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted username that is improperly handled during the logging of an invalid login attempt.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
moodle moodle 2.7.0

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    }
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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de XSS en la funci\u00f3n get_description en lib/classes/event/user_login_failed.php en Moodle 2.7.x anterior a 2.7.1 permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios a trav\u00e9s de un nombre de usuario manipulado que se maneja indebidamente durante el registro de un intento inv\u00e1lido de inicio de sesi\u00f3n."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2014-3549",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:08:27.907",
  "metrics": {
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 4.3,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
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  "published": "2014-07-29T11:10:32.370",
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      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/21/1"
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    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68761"
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    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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          "value": "CWE-79"
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