Description
A flaw was found in Moodle. Insufficient sanitization of username input on the password reset page allows a remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. By convincing an unauthenticated user to access a specially crafted password reset link, an attacker could execute arbitrary script in the victim's browser.
Published: 2026-09-30
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in Moodle. Insufficient sanitization of username input on the password reset page allows a remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. By convincing an unauthenticated user to access a specially crafted password reset link, an attacker could execute arbitrary script in the victim's browser.
Title Moodle: xss via password reset link due to insufficient username escaping
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fedora

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T08:36:19.341Z

Reserved: 2026-09-29T14:03:38.494Z

Link: CVE-2026-102586

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-30T09:17:15.897

Modified: 2026-09-30T09:17:15.897

Link: CVE-2026-102586

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')