CVE-2021-36403

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Published Mar 6, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Moodle, in some circumstances, email notifications of messages could have the link back to the original message hidden by HTML, which may pose a phishing risk.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Moodle

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.11, 3.10 to 3.10.4, 3.9 to 3.9.7 and earlier unsupported versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-1048	In Moodle, in some circumstances, email notifications of messages could have the link back to the original message hidden by HTML, which may pose a phishing risk.
Github GHSA	GHSA-j9cw-5cpj-9qj5	Moodle has a Hidden Functionality vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.526% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=424809

History

Mar 7, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Moodle Moodle

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 7, 2025, 5:58 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: fedora
Published: Mar 6, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 7, 2025, 5:58 PM
Reserved: Jul 12, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:54 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:54 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:58 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 6, 2023, 11:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:58 AM

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