Moodle 3.10 Default Legacy Spellchecker Plugin privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle 3.10 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Default Legacy Spellchecker Plugin. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-21809. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Moodle 3.10 (Learning Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Default Legacy Spellchecker Plugin. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 06/24/2021 as TALOS-2021-1277. The advisory is shared for download at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-21809. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/24/2021).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Remote: Partially

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Timelineinfo

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06/24/2021 +170 days 🔍
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06/26/2021 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: moodle.org

Advisory: TALOS-2021-1277
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2021-21809 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-21809
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-177496

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2021 08:43
Updated: 06/26/2021 16:58
Changes: 06/24/2021 08:43 (35), 06/26/2021 16:58 (2)
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