Vulnerability · Published Mar 15, 2021 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2021-20282
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in moodle. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | 3.5.17 | GHSA-grj4-g57c-9xmv |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | 3.8.8 | GHSA-grj4-g57c-9xmv |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | 3.9.5 | GHSA-grj4-g57c-9xmv |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | 3.10.2 | GHSA-grj4-g57c-9xmv |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939046 x_refsource_MISC
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=419653 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-1c27e89d49 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-50f63a0161 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA