CVE-2021-20283: Medium severity moodle vulnerability

Published Mar 15, 2021
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Updated

The web service responsible for fetching other users' enrolled courses did not validate that the requesting user had permission to view that information in each course in moodle before 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, 3.5.17.

Other sources

The web service responsible for fetching other users' enrolled courses did not validate that the requesting user had permission to view that information in each course.

References:

https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=419654

Red Hat

Affected Software

14 affected componentsFixes available
composer/moodle/moodle<3.5.17
3.5.17
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.8.0<3.8.8
3.8.8
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.9.0<3.9.5
3.9.5
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.10.0<3.10.2
3.10.2
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·09:36 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:36 PM
DescriptionWeakness
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·05:44 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2021-20283?

CVE-2021-20283 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2021-20283?

To fix CVE-2021-20283, upgrade your Moodle installation to versions 3.5.17, 3.8.8, 3.9.5, or 3.10.2.

3

Which versions of Moodle are affected by CVE-2021-20283?

CVE-2021-20283 affects Moodle versions prior to 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, and 3.5.17.

4

Is CVE-2021-20283 a remote code execution vulnerability?

No, CVE-2021-20283 is not a remote code execution vulnerability; it relates to improper permission validation.

5

What types of attacks could exploit CVE-2021-20283?

CVE-2021-20283 could enable unauthorized users to view other users' enrolled courses.

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