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CVE-2022-46147: Drag and Drop XBlock v2 has XSS Issues in Xblock Input Fields

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-11-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Drag and Drop XBlock v2 implements a drag-and-drop style problem, where a learner has to drag items to zones on a target image. Versions prior to 3.0.0 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting in multiple XBlock Fields. Any platform that has deployed the XBlock may be impacted. Version 3.0.0 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.

Affected products

• openedx xblock-drag-and-drop-v2: before 3.0.0 — fixed in 3.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openedx xblock-drag-and-drop-v2 3.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/openedx/xblock-drag-and-drop-v2/commit/68887d1b4a44325d2de7573d450e41129ba98b1a
• https://github.com/openedx/xblock-drag-and-drop-v2/pull/295#issuecomment-1277693864
• https://github.com/openedx/xblock-drag-and-drop-v2/releases/tag/v3.0.0
• https://github.com/openedx/xblock-drag-and-drop-v2/security/advisories/GHSA-qv6c-367r-3w6q
• https://github.com/openedx/xblock-drag-and-drop-v2/commit/68887d1b4a44325d2de7573d450e41129ba98b1a
• https://github.com/openedx/xblock-drag-and-drop-v2/pull/295#issuecomment-1277693864
• https://github.com/openedx/xblock-drag-and-drop-v2/releases/tag/v3.0.0
• https://github.com/openedx/xblock-drag-and-drop-v2/security/advisories/GHSA-qv6c-367r-3w6q

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