CVE-2021-40694
Moodle Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
4.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.49%
Description
Insufficient escaping of the LaTeX preamble made it possible for site administrators to read files available to the HTTP server system account.
How to fix CVE-2021-40694
To remediate CVE-2021-40694, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Bitnami/moodle—upgrade to 3.9.10 or later
- —upgrade to 3.9.10 or later
Is CVE-2021-40694 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.9.10, >= 3.10.0, < 3.10.7, >= 3.11.0, < 3.11.3
- >= 3.9, < 3.9.10
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |