CVE-2021-20280
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.4
weaknesses
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affected products (16)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-x2jp-hh65-4xvfCross-site scripting (XSS) and Server side request forgery (SSRF) in moodle2021-03-29ghsa · osvUS
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.
- BIT-moodle-2021-202802024-03-06vendor · osvUS
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.
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sources
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references (21)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939037cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFSNJ7XHVTC52RSRX2GBQFF3VEEAY2MS/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FGOMHMYM3WICJ6D6U22Z6LPJGT5A6MZM/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFH5DDMU5TZ3JT4Q52WMRAHACA5MHIMT/cnnvd
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=419651cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20280cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164817/Moodle-Cross-Site-Scripting-Server-Side-Request-Forgery.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Moodle-five-vulnerabilities-34911cnnvd
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