CVE-2021-36395

In Moodle, the file repository's URL parsing required additional recursion handling to mitigate the risk of recursion denial of service.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=424801	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=424801	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-03-06 21:15

Updated : 2025-03-07 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2021-36395

Mitre link : CVE-2021-36395

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-36395

JSON object : View

Products Affected

moodle

moodle

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion

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