CVE-2026-102586
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CVE-2026-102586 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Moodle | Moodle | < 4.5.13 |
| Moodle | Moodle | >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.9 |
| Moodle | Moodle | >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.6 |
| Moodle | Moodle | >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.2 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-102586Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2543641Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=482504Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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