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Moodle XSS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Searches for the existence of an XSS bug in Moodle

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is using Moodle, a course management system (CMS).
There is a bug in this software that makes it vulnerable to cross
site scripting attacks.

A possible hacker may use this bug to steal the credentials of the
legitimate users of this site.

Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 10251

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Noam Rathaus

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