CVE-2026-113683: medium-severity vulnerability in jcrodriguez-dis moodle-mod_vpl
VPL for Moodle before 5.0.0 Reflected XSS via similarity/diff.php filename
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13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 5.1epss 0.4%
VPL (Virtual Programming Lab) for Moodle before 5.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows remote attackers to inject script via unencoded filename1/filename2 parameters in similarity/diff.php. Attackers can craft a diff.php link with a JavaScript payload that runs when a user holding mod/vpl:similarity opens it, performing actions or disclosing data under their session.
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
Affected products
jcrodriguez-dis · moodle-mod_vplReferences
https://github.com/jcrodriguez-dis/moodle-mod_vpl/blob/V4.5.0/similarity/diff.class.php#L412-L419https://github.com/jcrodriguez-dis/moodle-mod_vpl/commit/5dd7fe00df2816b692f8ea262c6fa8cdee0b26b7https://github.com/jcrodriguez-dis/moodle-mod_vpl/releases/tag/V5.0.0https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vpl-for-moodle-before-5.0.0-reflected-xss-via-similarity-diff-php-filename