CVE-2021-43558
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CVE-2021-43558 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in Moodle in versions 3.11 to 3.11.3, 3.10 to 3.10.7, 3.9 to 3.9.10 and earlier unsupported versions. A URL parameter in the filetype site administrator tool required extra sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in Moodle in versions 3.11 to 3.11.3, 3.10 to 3.10.7, 3.9 to 3.9.10 and earlier unsupported versions. A URL parameter in the filetype site administrator tool required extra sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Moodle | Moodle | <= 3.8.8 |
| Moodle | Moodle | >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.11 |
| Moodle | Moodle | >= 3.10.0, < 3.10.8 |
| Moodle | Moodle | >= 3.11.0, < 3.11.4 |
| Fedoraproject | Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 35 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2021515Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=429097Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2021515Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=429097Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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