CVE-2021-40695 Moodle Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Students can view unreleased quiz grades via a web service, exposing sensitive assessment data prematurely.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-40695?

CVE-2021-40695 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 21 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

It was possible for a student to view their quiz grade before it had been released, using a quiz web service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40695?

7 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle and moodle. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.103.10.7
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.103.10.7
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.113.11.3
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.113.11.3
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.93.9.10
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 3.93.9.10
1 more packages
moodle BitnamiFrom 3.9.03.9.10, 3.10.7, 3.11.3

Products include Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2021-40695?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 3.10.7, 3.11.3 or 3.9.10.

Is CVE-2021-40695 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Moodle Moodle vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BIT-moodle-2021-40695, GHSA-gp4w-f57r-9rx3, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40695.

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