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CVE-2021-40693 — moodle

MEDIUM

CVE-2021-40693 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) Improper Authentication vulnerability in moodle/moodle. A fix is available for moodle/moodle — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Moodle type juggling vulnerability

Also known asBIT-moodle-2021-40693GHSA-2jxg-mv2m-j4r7
Published
Updated
Affected
3 pkgs
Patched
3 / 3
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 5, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.8%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs57th percentile — riskier than 57% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.44%0.88%1.33%0.3%0.8%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

3 pkgs affected
🐘moodle/moodle🐘moodle/moodle🐘moodle/moodle

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Description

An authentication bypass risk was identified in the external database authentication functionality, due to a type juggling vulnerability.

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagistmoodle/moodle≥ 3.9&&< 3.9.103.9.10composer require moodle/moodle:^3.9.10
🐘Packagistmoodle/moodle≥ 3.10&&< 3.10.73.10.7composer require moodle/moodle:^3.10.7
🐘Packagistmoodle/moodle≥ 3.11&&< 3.11.33.11.3composer require moodle/moodle:^3.11.3

Affected Products

1 product · 3 configurations
Application
moodlemoodle
≥ 3.11.0 && < 3.11.3
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for moodle/moodle, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update moodle/moodle to 3.9.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2021-40693 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.

Frequently Asked Questions

An authentication bypass risk was identified in the external database authentication functionality, due to a type juggling vulnerability.
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CVE-2021-40693: moodle Auth Bypass — Fixed in 3.9.10