Information disclosure in Moodle - CVE-2021-40694
Published: September 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56756
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40694
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: moodle.org
Affected software:
Moodle
Moodle
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient escaping of the LaTeX preamble. A remote administrator can read files available to the HTTP server system account.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-40694
Install updates from vendor's website.