CVE-2021-20279

Description

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.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.73% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory moodle.org
Affected: n/a moodle
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939033 issue tracking third party advisory
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=419650 patch vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFSNJ7XHVTC52RSRX2GBQFF3VEEAY2MS/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFH5DDMU5TZ3JT4Q52WMRAHACA5MHIMT/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-20279?
CVE-2021-20279 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-20279?
To fix CVE-2021-20279, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-20279 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-20279 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-20279?
CVE-2021-20279 affects n/a moodle.
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