CVE-2021-36568
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CVE-2021-36568 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. In certain Moodle products after creating a course, it is possible to add in a arbitrary "Topic" a resource, in this case a "Database" with the type "Text" where its values "Field name" and "Field description" are vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting Stored(XSS). This affects Moodle 3.11 and Moodle 3.10.4 and Moodle 3.9.7.. EPSS estimates a 0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In certain Moodle products after creating a course, it is possible to add in a arbitrary "Topic" a resource, in this case a "Database" with the type "Text" where its values "Field name" and "Field description" are vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting Stored(XSS). This affects Moodle 3.11 and Moodle 3.10.4 and Moodle 3.9.7.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Moodle | Moodle | 3.9.7 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 3.10.4 |
| Moodle | Moodle | 3.11.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 35 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 36 |
References
- https://blog.hackingforce.com.br/en/cve-2021-36568/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_fO4BKpmD3avGYHSzvIXWs5owqVYgB1s?usp=sharingBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.hackingforce.com.br/en/cve-2021-36568/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_fO4BKpmD3avGYHSzvIXWs5owqVYgB1s?usp=sharingBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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