Moodle Security Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-10738

A flaw was found in Moodle versions 3.8 before 3.8.3, 3.7 before 3.7.6, 3.6 before 3.6.10, 3.5 before 3.5.12 and earlier unsupported versions. It was possible to create a SCORM package in such a way that when added to a course, it could be interacted with via web services in order to achieve remote...

CVE-2020-14320

In Moodle before 3.9.1, 3.8.4 and 3.7.7, the filter in the admin task log required extra sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.

CVE-2020-14321

In Moodle before 3.9.1, 3.8.4, 3.7.7 and 3.5.13, teachers of a course were able to assign themselves the manager role within that course.

CVE-2020-14322

In Moodle before 3.9.1, 3.8.4, 3.7.7 and 3.5.13, yui_combo needed to limit the amount of files it can load to help mitigate the risk of denial of service.

CVE-2020-1691

In Moodle 3.8, messages required extra sanitizing before updating the conversation overview, to prevent the risk of stored cross-site scripting.

CVE-2020-1692

Moodle before version 3.7.2 is vulnerable to information exposure of service tokens for users enrolled in the same course.

CVE-2020-1754

In Moodle before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, 3.6.9 and 3.5.11, users viewing the grade history report without the 'access all groups' capability were not restricted to viewing grades of users within their own groups.

CVE-2020-1755

In Moodle before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, 3.6.9 and 3.5.11, X-Forwarded-For headers could be used to spoof a user's IP, in order to bypass remote address checks.

CVE-2020-1756

In Moodle before 3.8.2, 3.7.5, 3.6.9 and 3.5.11, insufficient input escaping was applied to the PHP unit webrunner admin tool.

CVE-2020-25627

The moodlenetprofile user profile field required extra sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk. This affects versions 3.9 to 3.9.1. Fixed in 3.9.2.

CVE-2020-25628

The filter in the tag manager required extra sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk. This affects 3.9 to 3.9.1, 3.8 to 3.8.4, 3.7 to 3.7.7, 3.5 to 3.5.13 and earlier unsupported versions. Fixed in 3.9.2, 3.8.5, 3.7.8 and 3.5.14.

CVE-2020-25629

A vulnerability was found in Moodle where users with "Log in as" capability in a course context (typically, course managers) may gain access to some site administration capabilities by "logging in as" a System manager. This affects 3.9 to 3.9.1, 3.8 to 3.8.4, 3.7 to 3.7.7, 3.5 to 3.5.13 and earlier...

CVE-2020-25630

A vulnerability was found in Moodle where the decompressed size of zip files was not checked against available user quota before unzipping them, which could lead to a denial of service risk. This affects versions 3.9 to 3.9.1, 3.8 to 3.8.4, 3.7 to 3.7.7, 3.5 to 3.5.13 and earlier unsupported versio...

CVE-2020-25631

A vulnerability was found in Moodle 3.9 to 3.9.1, 3.8 to 3.8.4 and 3.7 to 3.7.7 where it was possible to include JavaScript in a book's chapter title, which was not escaped on the "Add new chapter" page. This is fixed in 3.9.2, 3.8.5 and 3.7.8.

CVE-2020-25698

Users' enrollment capabilities were not being sufficiently checked in Moodle when they are restored into an existing course. This could lead to them unenrolling users without having permission to do so. Versions affected: 3.5 to 3.5.14, 3.7 to 3.7.8, 3.8 to 3.8.5, 3.9 to 3.9.2 and earlier unsupport...

CVE-2020-25699

In moodle, insufficient capability checks could lead to users with the ability to course restore adding additional capabilities to roles within that course. Versions affected: 3.9 to 3.9.2, 3.8 to 3.8.5, 3.7 to 3.7.8, 3.5 to 3.5.14 and earlier unsupported versions. This is fixed in moodle 3.9.3, 3....

CVE-2020-25700

In moodle, some database module web services allowed students to add entries within groups they did not belong to. Versions affected: 3.9 to 3.9.2, 3.8 to 3.8.5, 3.7 to 3.7.8, 3.5 to 3.5.14 and earlier unsupported versions. This is fixed in moodle 3.8.6, 3.7.9, 3.5.15, and 3.10.

CVE-2020-25701

If the upload course tool in Moodle was used to delete an enrollment method which did not exist or was not already enabled, the tool would erroneously enable that enrollment method. This could lead to unintended users gaining access to the course. Versions affected: 3.9 to 3.9.2, 3.8 to 3.8.5, 3.7 ...

CVE-2020-25702

In Moodle, it was possible to include JavaScript when re-naming content bank items. Versions affected: 3.9 to 3.9.2. This is fixed in moodle 3.9.3 and 3.10.

CVE-2020-25703

The participants table download in Moodle always included user emails, but should have only done so when users' emails are not hidden. Versions affected: 3.9 to 3.9.2, 3.8 to 3.8.5 and 3.7 to 3.7.8. This is fixed in moodle 3.9.3, 3.8.6, 3.7.9, and 3.10.

CVE-2021-20183

It was found in Moodle before version 3.10.1 that some search inputs were vulnerable to reflected XSS due to insufficient escaping of search queries.

CVE-2021-20184

It was found in Moodle before version 3.10.1, 3.9.4 and 3.8.7 that a insufficient capability checks in some grade related web services meant students were able to view other students grades.

CVE-2021-20185

It was found in Moodle before version 3.10.1, 3.9.4, 3.8.7 and 3.5.16 that messaging did not impose a character limit when sending messages, which could result in client-side (browser) denial of service for users receiving very large messages.

CVE-2021-20186

It was found in Moodle before version 3.10.1, 3.9.4, 3.8.7 and 3.5.16 that if the TeX notation filter was enabled, additional sanitizing of TeX content was required to prevent the risk of stored XSS.

CVE-2021-20187

It was found in Moodle before version 3.10.1, 3.9.4, 3.8.7 and 3.5.16 that it was possible for site administrators to execute arbitrary PHP scripts via a PHP include used during Shibboleth authentication.

CVE-2021-20279

The ID number user profile field required additional sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk in moodle before 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, 3.5.17.

CVE-2021-20280

Text-based feedback answers required additional sanitizing to prevent stored XSS and blind SSRF risks in moodle before 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, 3.5.17.

CVE-2021-20281

It was possible for some users without permission to view other users' full names to do so via the online users block in moodle before 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, 3.5.17.

CVE-2021-20282

When creating a user account, it was possible to verify the account without having access to the verification email link/secret in moodle before 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, 3.5.17.

CVE-2021-20283

The web service responsible for fetching other users' enrolled courses did not validate that the requesting user had permission to view that information in each course in moodle before 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, 3.5.17.

CVE-2021-21809

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.

CVE-2021-27131

Moodle 3.10.1 is vulnerable to persistent/stored cross-site scripting (XSS) due to the improper input sanitization on the "Additional HTML Section" via "Header and Footer" parameter in /admin/settings.php. This vulnerability is leading an attacker to steal admin and all user account cookies by stor...

CVE-2021-32244

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Moodle 3.10.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Description" field.

CVE-2021-32472

Teachers exporting a forum in CSV format could receive a CSV of forums from all courses in some circumstances. Moodle versions 3.10 to 3.10.3, 3.9 to 3.9.6 and 3.8 to 3.8.8 are affected.

CVE-2021-32473

It was possible for a student to view their quiz grade before it had been released, using a quiz web service. Moodle 3.10 to 3.10.3, 3.9 to 3.9.6, 3.8 to 3.8.8, 3.5 to 3.5.17 and earlier unsupported versions are affected

CVE-2021-32474

An SQL injection risk existed on sites with MNet enabled and configured, via an XML-RPC call from the connected peer host. Note that this required site administrator access or access to the keypair. Moodle 3.10 to 3.10.3, 3.9 to 3.9.6, 3.8 to 3.8.8, 3.5 to 3.5.17 and earlier unsupported versions ar...

CVE-2021-32475

ID numbers displayed in the quiz grading report required additional sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk. Moodle 3.10 to 3.10.3, 3.9 to 3.9.6, 3.8 to 3.8.8, 3.5 to 3.5.17 and earlier unsupported versions are affected.

CVE-2021-32476

A denial-of-service risk was identified in the draft files area, due to it not respecting user file upload limits. Moodle versions 3.10 to 3.10.3, 3.9 to 3.9.6, 3.8 to 3.8.8, 3.5 to 3.5.17 and earlier unsupported versions are affected.

CVE-2021-32477

The last time a user accessed the mobile app is displayed on their profile page, but should be restricted to users with the relevant capability (site administrators by default). Moodle versions 3.10 to 3.10.3 are affected.

CVE-2021-32478

The redirect URI in the LTI authorization endpoint required extra sanitizing to prevent reflected XSS and open redirect risks. Moodle versions 3.10 to 3.10.3, 3.9 to 3.9.6, 3.8 to 3.8.8 and earlier unsupported versions are affected.

CVE-2021-36392

In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's enrolled courses.

CVE-2021-36393

In Moodle, an SQL injection risk was identified in the library fetching a user's recent courses.

CVE-2021-36394

In Moodle, a remote code execution risk was identified in the Shibboleth authentication plugin.

CVE-2021-36395

In Moodle, the file repository's URL parsing required additional recursion handling to mitigate the risk of recursion denial of service.

CVE-2021-36396

In Moodle, insufficient redirect handling made it possible to blindly bypass cURL blocked hosts/allowed ports restrictions, resulting in a blind SSRF risk.

CVE-2021-36397

In Moodle, insufficient capability checks meant message deletions were not limited to the current user.

CVE-2021-36398

In moodle, ID numbers displayed in the web service token list required additional sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk.

CVE-2021-36399

In Moodle, ID numbers displayed in the quiz override screens required additional sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk.

CVE-2021-36400

In Moodle, insufficient capability checks made it possible to remove other users' calendar URL subscriptions.

CVE-2021-36401

In Moodle, ID numbers exported in HTML data formats required additional sanitizing to prevent a local stored XSS risk.