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CVE-2013-4940

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in io.swf in the IO Utility component in Yahoo! YUI 3.10.2, as used in Moodle through 2.1.10, 2.2.x before 2.2.11, 2.3.x before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string in a URL. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2013-4939 regression.

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
29 Jul 2013
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 74% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Change some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MoodleServers and applications · cpe:a:moodle:moodle
  • Version 2.5.0
  • Version 2.4.4
  • Version 2.4.3
  • Version 2.4.2
All 36 release lines
  • Version 2.1.0
  • Version 2.1.1
  • Version 2.1.2
  • Version 2.1.3
  • Version 2.1.4
  • Version 2.1.5
  • Version 2.1.6
  • Version 2.1.7
  • Version 2.1.8
  • Version 2.1.9
  • Version 2.1.10
  • Version 2.2.0
  • Version 2.2.1
  • Version 2.2.2
  • Version 2.2.3
  • Version 2.2.4
  • Version 2.2.5
  • Version 2.2.6
  • Version 2.2.7
  • Version 2.2.8
  • Version 2.2.9
  • Version 2.2.10
  • Version 2.3.0
  • Version 2.3.1
  • Version 2.3.2
  • Version 2.3.3
  • Version 2.3.4
  • Version 2.3.5
  • Version 2.3.6
  • Version 2.3.7
  • Version 2.4.0
  • Version 2.4.1
  • Version 2.4.2
  • Version 2.4.3
  • Version 2.4.4
  • Version 2.5.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4940
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4940