CVE-2020-25627
Moodle stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
The moodlenetprofile user profile field required extra sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk. This affects versions 3.9 to 3.9.1. Fixed in 3.9.2.
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
NVD Score used
The moodlenetprofile user profile field required extra sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk. This affects versions 3.9 to 3.9.1. Fixed in 3.9.2.
- Record
CVE-2020-25627- 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 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The moodlenetprofile user profile field required extra sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk. This affects versions 3.9 to 3.9.1. Fixed in 3.9.2.
- Record
CVE-2020-25627- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4562 No score
The moodlenetprofile user profile field required extra sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk. This affects versions 3.9 to 3.9.1. Fixed in 3.9.2.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4562- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mgfp-qcf2-pw3m
Moodle stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
The moodlenetprofile user profile field required extra sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk. This affects versions 3.9 to 3.9.1. Fixed in 3.9.2.
- Record
GHSA-mgfp-qcf2-pw3m- 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
OSV
The moodlenetprofile user profile field required extra sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk. This affects versions 3.9 to 3.9.1. Fixed in 3.9.2.
- Record
CVE-2020-25627- 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-mgfp-qcf2-pw3m
Moodle stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
The moodlenetprofile user profile field required extra sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk. This affects versions 3.9 to 3.9.1. Fixed in 3.9.2.
- Record
GHSA-mgfp-qcf2-pw3m- 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-2020-25627
The moodlenetprofile user profile field required extra sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk. This affects versions 3.9 to 3.9.1. Fixed in 3.9.2.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25627- 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
OSVBIT-moodle-2020-25627 No score
The moodlenetprofile user profile field required extra sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk. This affects versions 3.9 to 3.9.1. Fixed in 3.9.2.
- Record
BIT-moodle-2020-25627- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist |
3.9 up to 3.9.2 | 3.9.2 |
moodleBitnami |
3.9.0 up to 3.9.2 | 3.9.2 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
3.9 up to 3.9.2, plus listed versions v3.9.0v3.9.0-betav3.9.0-rc1v3.9.0-rc2v3.9.0-rc3v3.9.1 |
3.9.2 |
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 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | HoangKien1020/CVE-2020-25627 | 2021-06-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-25627 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Moodle, published December 9, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.72%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 3.9.2.