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Vulnerability details: VCID-dh4g-bccc-5ye2
Vulnerability ID VCID-dh4g-bccc-5ye2
Aliases CVE-2021-20280
GHSA-x2jp-hh65-4xvf
Summary Cross-site scripting (XSS) and Server side request forgery (SSRF) in moodle 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 5.4 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164817/Moodle-Cross-Site-Scripting-Server-Side-Request-Forgery.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164817/Moodle-Cross-Site-Scripting-Server-Side-Request-Forgery.html
epss 0.01161 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-20280
epss 0.01161 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-20280
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939037
generic_textual MODERATE https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939037
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2jp-hh65-4xvf
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/moodle/moodle
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/moodle/moodle
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/a303eb9e9e387f95ea2a80cb1ce6c0b132ec1cc4
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/a303eb9e9e387f95ea2a80cb1ce6c0b132ec1cc4
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFSNJ7XHVTC52RSRX2GBQFF3VEEAY2MS
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFSNJ7XHVTC52RSRX2GBQFF3VEEAY2MS
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FGOMHMYM3WICJ6D6U22Z6LPJGT5A6MZM
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FGOMHMYM3WICJ6D6U22Z6LPJGT5A6MZM
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFH5DDMU5TZ3JT4Q52WMRAHACA5MHIMT
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFH5DDMU5TZ3JT4Q52WMRAHACA5MHIMT
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=419651
generic_textual MODERATE https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=419651
cvssv2 3.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20280
cvssv3.1 5.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20280
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20280
Reference id Reference type URL
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164817/Moodle-Cross-Site-Scripting-Server-Side-Request-Forgery.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-20280
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939037
https://github.com/moodle/moodle
https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/a303eb9e9e387f95ea2a80cb1ce6c0b132ec1cc4
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFSNJ7XHVTC52RSRX2GBQFF3VEEAY2MS/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FGOMHMYM3WICJ6D6U22Z6LPJGT5A6MZM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFH5DDMU5TZ3JT4Q52WMRAHACA5MHIMT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFSNJ7XHVTC52RSRX2GBQFF3VEEAY2MS
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFSNJ7XHVTC52RSRX2GBQFF3VEEAY2MS/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FGOMHMYM3WICJ6D6U22Z6LPJGT5A6MZM
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FGOMHMYM3WICJ6D6U22Z6LPJGT5A6MZM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFH5DDMU5TZ3JT4Q52WMRAHACA5MHIMT
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFH5DDMU5TZ3JT4Q52WMRAHACA5MHIMT/
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=419651
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20280
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-x2jp-hh65-4xvf https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2jp-hh65-4xvf
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164817/Moodle-Cross-Site-Scripting-Server-Side-Request-Forgery.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939037
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/moodle/moodle
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/a303eb9e9e387f95ea2a80cb1ce6c0b132ec1cc4
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AFSNJ7XHVTC52RSRX2GBQFF3VEEAY2MS
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FGOMHMYM3WICJ6D6U22Z6LPJGT5A6MZM
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UFH5DDMU5TZ3JT4Q52WMRAHACA5MHIMT
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=419651
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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20280
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20280
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.7762
EPSS Score 0.01161
Published At June 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-01T12:19:13.311758+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/03/GHSA-x2jp-hh65-4xvf/GHSA-x2jp-hh65-4xvf.json 36.1.3