CVE-2021-20282: Medium severity moodle vulnerability

Published Mar 15, 2021
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Updated

When creating a user account, it was possible to verify the account without having access to the verification email link/secret in moodle before 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, 3.5.17.

Other sources

When creating a user account, it was possible to verify the account without having access to the verification email link/secret.

References:

https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=419653

Red Hat

Affected Software

14 affected componentsFixes available
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.10<3.10.2
3.10.2
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.9<3.9.5
3.9.5
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.8<3.8.8
3.8.8
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.5<3.5.17
3.5.17
redhat/moodle<3.10.2
3.10.2
redhat/moodle<3.9.5
3.9.5
redhat/moodle<3.8.8
3.8.8
redhat/moodle<3.5.17
3.5.17
Moodle moodle>=3.5.0<3.5.17
Moodle moodle>=3.8.0<3.8.8
Moodle moodle>=3.9.0<3.9.5
Moodle moodle>=3.10.0<3.10.2
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Fedoraproject Fedora=34

Event History

Mar 15, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:35 PM
DescriptionWeakness
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·05:44 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2021-20282?

CVE-2021-20282 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its impact on user account security.

2

How do I fix CVE-2021-20282?

To fix CVE-2021-20282, update Moodle to version 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, or 3.5.17.

3

Which versions of Moodle are affected by CVE-2021-20282?

CVE-2021-20282 affects Moodle versions prior to 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, and 3.5.17.

4

How can CVE-2021-20282 be exploited?

CVE-2021-20282 can be exploited by creating a user account without needing access to the verification email link.

5

What are the potential consequences of CVE-2021-20282?

The potential consequences of CVE-2021-20282 include unauthorized account access and implications for user data security.

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