CVE-2019-14881
Moodle XSS Vulnerability
A vulnerability was found in moodle 3.7 before 3.7.3, where there is blind XSS reflected in some locations where user email is displayed.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A vulnerability was found in moodle 3.7 before 3.7.3, where there is blind XSS reflected in some locations where user email is displayed.
- Record
CVE-2019-14881- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3402
A vulnerability was found in moodle 3.7 before 3.7.3, where there is blind XSS reflected in some locations where user email is displayed.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3402- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9jf6-wq34-fg9w
Moodle XSS Vulnerability
A vulnerability was found in moodle 3.7 to 3.7.2 and before 3.7.3, where there is blind XSS reflected in some locations where user email is displayed.
- Record
GHSA-9jf6-wq34-fg9w- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability was found in moodle 3.7 before 3.7.3, where there is blind XSS reflected in some locations where user email is displayed.
- Record
CVE-2019-14881- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A vulnerability was found in moodle 3.7 before 3.7.3, where there is blind XSS reflected in some locations where user email is displayed.
- Record
CVE-2019-14881- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9jf6-wq34-fg9w
Moodle XSS Vulnerability
A vulnerability was found in moodle 3.7 to 3.7.2 and before 3.7.3, where there is blind XSS reflected in some locations where user email is displayed.
- Record
GHSA-9jf6-wq34-fg9w- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-14881
A vulnerability was found in moodle 3.7 before 3.7.3, where there is blind XSS reflected in some locations where user email is displayed.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14881- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist |
3.7.0 to 3.7.2 | 3.7.3 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
3.7.0 up to 3.7.3, plus listed versions v3.7.0v3.7.1v3.7.2 |
3.7.3 |
moodleUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.9+dfsg-12.7.10+dfsg-12.7.11+dfsg-12.7.11+dfsg-22.7.12+dfsg-13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
moodleUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-14881 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in [unknown] Moodle, published March 18, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 3.7.3.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14881
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=393584
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14881
github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/7455b741c954af3c3e7dfda2972edc1146ea1562
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14881
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14881