VDB
CVE-2021-20283
CVE-2021-20283
PUBLISHED
Missing permission check in Moodle
Reported by redhat · Published March 15, 2021
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| moodle | Bitnami | 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, 3.5.17 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | moodle | Fixed in 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, 3.5.17 |
| n/a | moodle | 3.10.2 |
Timeline
- Mar 15, 2021 CVE Published
- Mar 16, 2021 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Nov 21, 2024 CVE Updated
- Mar 17, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 27, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
Query this with the API
The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2021-20283
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curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
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References
- x_refsource_MISC
- x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-1c27e89d49 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-50f63a0161 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA