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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-43559

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. The "delete related badge" functionality did not include the necessary token check to prevent a CSRF risk.

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CVE-2021-43559
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1 Nov 2026, 07:35 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-43559

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Nov 2021, 16:15 UTC

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. The "delete related badge" functionality did not include the necessary token check to prevent a CSRF risk.

osv:CVE-2021-43559
Complete source record
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