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title: "CVE-2011-4278\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-4278

Publication date 16 July 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the tag autocomplete
functionality in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.11 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 allows
remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified
vectors.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| moodle | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4278)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4278)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-4278)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4278)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4278>
