CVE-2021-40693
Publication date 29 September 2022
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
An authentication bypass risk was identified in the external database authentication functionality, due to a type juggling vulnerability.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| moodle | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |