VPL (Virtual Programming Lab) for Moodle before 5.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows remote attackers to inject script via unencoded filename1/filename2 parameters in similarity/diff.php. Attackers can craft a diff.php link with a JavaScript payload that runs when a user holding mod/vpl:similarity opens it, performing actions or disclosing data under their session.
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| Description | VPL (Virtual Programming Lab) for Moodle before 5.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows remote attackers to inject script via unencoded filename1/filename2 parameters in similarity/diff.php. Attackers can craft a diff.php link with a JavaScript payload that runs when a user holding mod/vpl:similarity opens it, performing actions or disclosing data under their session. | |
| Title | VPL for Moodle before 5.0.0 Reflected XSS via similarity/diff.php filename | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-10-20T15:40:43.190Z
Reserved: 2026-10-20T14:51:03.227Z
Link: CVE-2026-113683
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-20T16:17:13.360
Modified: 2026-10-20T16:17:13.360
Link: CVE-2026-113683
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