XSS in Moodle
CVE-2021-20279
The ID number user profile field required additional sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk in moodle before 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, 3.5.17.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.010 (59.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Moodle
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 34
- N/a Moodle — versions Fixed in 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, 3.5.17
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-20279?
- CVE-2021-20279 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2021-20279?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-20279 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.