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title: "CVE-2015-3174\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-3174

Publication date 1 June 2015

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

mod/quiz/db/access.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, 2.7.x
before 2.7.8, and 2.8.x before 2.8.6 does not set the RISK\_XSS bit for
graders, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site
scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted gradebook feedback during manual quiz
grading.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| moodle | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | 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)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3174?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| moodle | * Upstream:   <http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commitdiff;h=e51fdfe0cbab19320f139773d83aacb1ad15eb46> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3174)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3174)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-3174)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3174)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/18/1>
* <https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=313681>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3174>