CVE-2021-36403
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In Moodle, in some circumstances, email notifications of messages could have the link back to the original message hidden by HTML, which may pose a phishing risk.
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 · 3.1–5.3
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (12)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-0579Moodle: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-03-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Moodle ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen.
- GHSA-j9cw-5cpj-9qj5Moodle has a Hidden Functionality vulnerability2023-03-07ghsa · osvUS
In Moodle, in some circumstances, email notifications of messages could have the link back to the original message hidden by HTML, which may pose a phishing risk.
- BIT-moodle-2021-364032024-03-06vendor · osvUS
In Moodle, in some circumstances, email notifications of messages could have the link back to the original message hidden by HTML, which may pose a phishing risk.
also known as (6)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-36403/cnnvd
- https://medium.com/sylabsPatchcnnvd
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=424809cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2431cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021071911cnnvd
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=424809enisa_euvd
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=424809PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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