#VU56753 Session Fixation in Moodle - CVE-2021-40691

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#VU56753 Session Fixation in Moodle - CVE-2021-40691

Published: September 21, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU56753
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40691
CWE-ID: CWE-384
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Moodle
Software vendor:
moodle.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack the target user's session.

The weakness exists due to a session hijack risk in the Shibboleth authentication plugin. A remote attacker can obtain sensitive information on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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