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TI-2021-17650 Aliases CVE-2021-40693GHSA-2jxg-mv2m-j4r7

Improper authentication in moodle

Priority LOW 30CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

An authentication bypass risk was identified in the external database authentication functionality, due to a type juggling vulnerability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00803 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed moodle/moodle (Packagist): 3.9.10, 3.10.7, 3.11.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—moodle3.11 to 3.11.2, 3.10 to 3.10.6, 3.9 to 3.9.9 and earlier unsupported versions—No fix listedCNA
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)3.9 to before 3.9.103.9.10Patch availableGHSA-2jxg-mv2m-j4r7
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)3.10 to before 3.10.73.10.7Patch availableGHSA-2jxg-mv2m-j4r7
—moodle/moodle (Packagist)3.11 to before 3.11.33.11.3Patch availableGHSA-2jxg-mv2m-j4r7
  • moodle Vendor— Affected 3.11 to 3.11.2, 3.10 to 3.10.6, 3.9 to 3.9.9 and earlier unsupported versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.9 to before 3.9.10 Fixed in 3.9.10 Patch available GHSA-2jxg-mv2m-j4r7
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.10 to before 3.10.7 Fixed in 3.10.7 Patch available GHSA-2jxg-mv2m-j4r7
  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.11 to before 3.11.3 Fixed in 3.11.3 Patch available GHSA-2jxg-mv2m-j4r7

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.9.10; 3.10.0 to before 3.10.7; 3.11.0 to before 3.11.3VulnerableMoodle
  • cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.9.10; 3.10.0 to before 3.10.7; 3.11.0 to before 3.11.3 Vulnerable ·Moodle

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-2jxg-mv2m-j4r7 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.9.10 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-2jxg-mv2m-j4r7 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.10.7 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-2jxg-mv2m-j4r7 moodle/moodle (Packagist) Fixed in 3.11.3 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40693
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2jxg-mv2m-j4r7

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2024-22468 moodle: unsafe direct use of $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] in admin/tool/mfa/index.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-14741 In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-29071 Moodle: remote code execution via calculated question types CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-06653 Moodle 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-00259 SQL injection in moodle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-16116 Path traversal in Moodle CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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