CVE-2021-3943
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in Moodle in versions 3.11 to 3.11.3, 3.10 to 3.10.7, 3.9 to 3.9.10 and earlier unsupported versions. A remote code execution risk when restoring backup files was identified.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (14)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-8jhp-2gcr-qw96Moodle vulnerable to RCE via unsafe deserialization2021-11-23ghsa · osvUS
A flaw was found in Moodle in versions 3.11 to 3.11.3, 3.10 to 3.10.7, 3.9 to 3.9.10 and earlier unsupported versions. A remote code execution risk when restoring backup files was identified.
- BIT-moodle-2021-39432024-03-06vendor · osvUS
A flaw was found in Moodle in versions 3.11 to 3.11.3, 3.10 to 3.10.7, 3.9 to 3.9.10 and earlier unsupported versions. A remote code execution risk when restoring backup files was identified.
also known as (6)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2021963cnnvd
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=429095cnnvd
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=429095&parent=1726798Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3943cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3890cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021111615cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2021963enisa_euvd
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=429095enisa_euvd
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