BIT-moodle-2021-21809

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    BIT-moodle-2021-21809

    Published: 6 Mar 2024Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A command execution vulnerability exists in the default legacy spellchecker plugin in Moodle 3.10. A specially crafted series of HTTP requests can lead to command execution. An attacker must have administrator privileges to exploit this vulnerabilities.

    References: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164481/Moodle-SpellChecker-Path-Authenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html, https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1277, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21809

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: moodle

    Purl: pkg:bitnami/moodle

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 3.10.0
    Fixed -3.10.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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