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CVE-2021-43559:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability was identified in Moodle versions 3.11 to 3.11.3, 3.10 to 3.10.7, 3.9 to 3.9.10, and earlier unsupported versions. The vulnerability stems from the 'delete related badge' functionality, which lacked the necessary token check to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) risks (Moodle Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 (HIGH), and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD).
Impact
The CSRF vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users, potentially leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in Moodle versions 3.11.4, 3.10.8, and 3.9.11. Users are advised to upgrade to these patched versions to mitigate the risk (Moodle Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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