CVE-2021-36403: Moodle has a Hidden Functionality vulnerability

medium Affects moodle/moodle. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-03-07; advisory modified 2023-12-06.

Moodle has a Hidden Functionality vulnerability

Package: moodle/moodle Composer
Affected versions: >=3.11.0-beta and <3.11.1 or >=3.10.0-beta and <3.10.5 or <3.9.8
Fixed in: 3.11.1, 3.10.5, 3.9.8
Severity: medium CVSS 5.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (44.4th percentile)
Published: 2023-03-07
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-912

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