CVE-2026-113683
VPL (Virtual Programming Lab) para Moodle anterior a la 5.0.0 contiene una vulnerabilidad de XSS reflejado (cross-site scripting) que permite a atacantes remotos inyectar script mediante los parámetros filename1/filename2 sin codificar en similarity/diff.php. Los atacantes pueden elaborar un enlace a diff.php con un payload en JavaScript que se ejecuta cuando un usuario con el permiso mod/vpl:similarity lo abre, realizando acciones o revelando datos bajo su sesión.
Traducción automática del texto original de NVD (en inglés).
CVSS
- Puntuación base
- 5.1
- Versión
- 4.0
- Vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
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EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1189Drive-by Compromiseinitial access95 % - Impacto principal
T1059.007JavaScriptexecution85 %
XSS reflejado en similarity/diff.php (CWE-79) con payload JavaScript que se ejecuta en la sesión del usuario con permiso mod/vpl:similarity; el texto cita JavaScript explícitamente.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-79
Referencias
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- https://github.com/jcrodriguez-dis/moodle-mod_vpl/blob/V4.5.0/similarity/diff.class.php#L412-L419
- https://github.com/jcrodriguez-dis/moodle-mod_vpl/commit/5dd7fe00df2816b692f8ea262c6fa8cdee0b26b7
- https://github.com/jcrodriguez-dis/moodle-mod_vpl/releases/tag/V5.0.0
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vpl-for-moodle-before-5.0.0-reflected-xss-via-similarity-diff-php-filename
JSON original (NVD)
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