CVE-2025-26530
Reflected XSS via question bank filter
The question bank filter required additional sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.3
Reflected XSS via question bank filter
The question bank filter required additional sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.
- Record
CVE-2025-26530- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-4271
8.3
The question bank filter required additional sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.
- Record
EUVD-2025-4271- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4w32-c9g7-27qx
8.3
Moodle allows reflected XSS via question bank filter
The question bank filter required additional sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.
- Record
GHSA-4w32-c9g7-27qx- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.3
The question bank filter required additional sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.
- Record
CVE-2025-26530- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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
8.3
Reflected XSS via question bank filter
The question bank filter required additional sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.
- Record
CVE-2025-26530- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4w32-c9g7-27qx
8.3
Moodle allows reflected XSS via question bank filter
The question bank filter required additional sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.
- Record
GHSA-4w32-c9g7-27qx- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-26530
8.3
The question bank filter required additional sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-26530- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2025-26530 No score
Reflected XSS via question bank filter
The question bank filter required additional sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.
- Record
BIT-moodle-2025-26530- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.5.0-beta up to 4.5.2 | 4.5.2 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.4.0-beta up to 4.4.6 | 4.4.6 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.3.0-beta up to 4.3.10 | 4.3.10 |
moodleBitnami |
4.3.0 up to 4.3.10, 4.4.0 up to 4.4.6, 4.5.0 up to 4.5.2 | 4.3.104.4.64.5.2 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.5.0-beta up to 4.5.2, plus listed versions v4.5.0v4.5.0-betav4.5.0-rc1v4.5.0-rc2v4.5.1 |
4.5.2 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.4.0-beta up to 4.4.6, plus listed versions v4.4.0v4.4.0-betav4.4.0-rc1v4.4.0-rc2v4.4.1 Show 4 moreShow lessv4.4.2v4.4.3v4.4.4v4.4.5 |
4.4.6 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.3.0-beta up to 4.3.10, plus listed versions v4.3.0v4.3.0-betav4.3.0-rc1v4.3.0-rc2v4.3.1 Show 8 moreShow lessv4.3.2v4.3.3v4.3.4v4.3.5v4.3.6v4.3.7v4.3.8v4.3.9 |
4.3.10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-26530 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Moodle, published February 24, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 4.5.2.
References
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=466146
git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-84146
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26530
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4w32-c9g7-27qx
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/26xxx/CVE-2025-26530.json
github.com/moodle/moodle
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-26530
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-26530