CVE-2008-0123
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in install.php for Moodle 1.8.3, and possibly other...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0123- 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
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0123- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0136 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0136- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rmcv-83m2-7x23 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in install.php for Moodle 1.8.3, and possibly other...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rmcv-83m2-7x23- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Moodle 1.8.3 - 'install.php' Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-01-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0123 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Moodle, published January 12, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.95%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.