Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Moodle - CVE-2021-40692
Published: September 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56754
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40692
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient capability checks. A remote authenticated attacker can download users outside of their courses.
Affected software
Moodle
How to mitigate CVE-2021-40692
Install updates from vendor's website.
Moodle - addressed in versions 3.9.10, 3.10.7, 3.11.3