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Vulnerability record · public intelligence
CVE-2021-20281
MEDIUM

Moodle allowed some users without permission to view other users' full names

Published Mar 15, 2021 · Updated Oct 23, 2026 · Also known as BIT-moodle-2021-20281, GHSA-93wh-35r4-6qmw

Severity · CVSSMEDIUM · 5.3
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood1.36%
QFinch risk scoreNot available

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Moodle allowed some users without permission to view other users' full names

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

It was possible for some users without permission to view other users' full names to do so via the online users block in moodle before 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8, 3.5.17.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

Matching a version is only one part of assessing exposure. QFinch has not assessed your environment on this public page.

Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVENVDOSVEPSSGHSA
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
Not available
Aliases
BIT-moodle-2021-20281, GHSA-93wh-35r4-6qmw

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. bugzilla.redhat.com ↗
  2. moodle.org ↗
  3. FEDORA-2021-1c27e89d49 ↗
  4. FEDORA-2021-50f63a0161 ↗

Record history

Published Mar 15, 2021 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026