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CVE-2011-4306

CVE-2011-4306 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in moodle moodle. O3 Security detects and blocks CVE-2011-4306 exploitation at runtime via eBPF exploit-chain detection and L7 egress monitoring, even on unpatched systems.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in course/editsection.html in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.14 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted data.

Published
Jul 11, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
Affected
0 pkgs
Patched
None yet
Exploits
None indexed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in course/editsection.html in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.14 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted data.

Affected Products

1 product · 13 configurations
Application
moodlemoodle
13 versions
1.9.11.9.21.9.31.9.41.9.51.9.61.9.71.9.81.9.91.9.101.9.111.9.12

Detection & mitigation playbook

Vendor / appliance
  1. Detect

    Inventory every moodle moodle deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above. Because the exploit targets the running system rather than your application code, also watch for exploitation at the network and runtime layer — O3 flags the exploit behaviour from runtime telemetry and egress traffic even before a vulnerable build is confirmed.

  2. Remediation status

    No patch has shipped for CVE-2011-4306 yet — track the moodle moodle advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.

  3. Mitigate without a patch

    Cut exposure now: restrict the management/admin interface to trusted networks, segment the device, and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations and any WAF/IPS signature. O3's runtime protection blocks the exploit chain at execution, holding the line on unpatched or end-of-life systems until you can patch.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 detects and blocks CVE-2011-4306 exploitation at runtime: eBPF exploit-chain detection, plus L7 egress monitoring that catches the post-exploitation callback and severs the attacker's outbound channel.

Tailored to CVE-2011-4306. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in course/editsection.html in Moodle 1.9.x before 1.9.14 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted data.
O3 Security · Runtime Protection

Is CVE-2011-4306 being exploited in your environment?

O3's eBPF runtime sensors and L7 egress monitoring detect and block the CVE-2011-4306 exploit chain at execution — protecting unpatched and end-of-life systems until the vendor patch is applied.