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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-20184

It was found in Moodle before version 3.10.1, 3.9.4 and 3.8.7 that a insufficient capability checks in some grade related web services meant students were able to view other students grades.

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1 Nov 2026, 05:31 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-20184

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Jan 2021, 19:15 UTC

It was found in Moodle before version 3.10.1, 3.9.4 and 3.8.7 that a insufficient capability checks in some grade related web services meant students were able to view other students grades.

osv:CVE-2021-20184
Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:29.860253090Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=417167"
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