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Medium, CVSS 6.1

Cross-site Scripting in moodle

CVE-2021-43558GHSA-wpfp-q843-v772

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (moodle/moodle 3.11.4, 3.10.8, 3.9.11), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • Packagist moodle/moodle

    Affected
    >= 3.11.0, < 3.11.4>= 3.10.0, < 3.10.8>= 3.9.0, < 3.9.11
    Fixed in
    3.10.8, 3.9.11, 3.11.4

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
6.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
  • CVE-2021-43558: 0.87% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 58.97 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

A flaw was found in Moodle in versions 3.11 to 3.11.3, 3.10 to 3.10.7, 3.9 to 3.9.10 and earlier unsupported versions. A URL parameter in the filetype site administrator tool required extra sanitizing to prevent a reflected XSS risk.

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from ghsa record GHSA-wpfp-q843-v772

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2021-43558

Advisory: Cross-site Scripting in moodle
IDs: CVE-2021-43558, GHSA-wpfp-q843-v772
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2021-43558 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:56 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: moodle/moodle 3.11.4, 3.10.8, 3.9.11. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Packagist moodle/moodle: affected >= 3.11.0, < 3.11.4; >= 3.10.0, < 3.10.8; >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.11; fixed in 3.10.8, 3.9.11, 3.11.4

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Packagist moodle/moodle: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on moodle/moodle.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wpfp-q843-v772 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-wpfp-q843-v772 lists affected ranges: Packagist moodle/moodle >=3.11.0 =3.10.0 =3.9.0 <3.9.11)

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