CVE-2021-43560: Medium severity moodle vulnerability

Published Nov 9, 2021
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Updated

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. Insufficient capability checks made it possible to fetch other users' calendar action events.

Affected Software

11 affected componentsFixes available
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.11<3.11.4
3.11.4
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.10<3.10.8
3.10.8
composer/moodle/moodle>=3.9<3.9.11
3.9.11
redhat/moodle<3.11.4
3.11.4
redhat/moodle 3.10.8 and moodle<3.9.11
3.9.11
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

Event History

Nov 22, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·07:21 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2021-43560?

CVE-2021-43560 has a medium severity due to insufficient capability checks allowing unauthorized access to other users' calendar actions.

2

How do I fix CVE-2021-43560?

You can fix CVE-2021-43560 by upgrading to Moodle version 3.11.4, 3.10.8, or 3.9.11.

3

Which versions of Moodle are affected by CVE-2021-43560?

Moodle versions 3.11 to 3.11.3, 3.10 to 3.10.7, 3.9 to 3.9.10, and earlier unsupported versions are affected by CVE-2021-43560.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2021-43560?

CVE-2021-43560 is a security vulnerability that pertains to insufficient capability checks in the Moodle calendar feature.

5

Who should be concerned about CVE-2021-43560?

Administrators of Moodle installations running the affected versions should be concerned about CVE-2021-43560 and take action to secure their systems.

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