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CVE-2021-36393

Error-based blind SQL injection with bit-shifting approach for Moodle 3.10.4.

Allows an attacker to perform arbitrary database queries. For example, you can steal:

• test answers from the database

  Modify the script.js file and run it on route /mod/quiz/attempt.php?attempt=...&cmid=...

• user password hashes:

  (SELECT password FROM mdl_user WHERE id = 2 LIMIT 1)

• user sessions:

  (SELECT sid FROM mdl_sessions ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1)

How to use it?

You must be logged in and enrolled in at least one course. The just copy the script.js code into your
browser console and run it on a website that has the vulnerable version of Moodle installed.

How to check the installed version of Moodle?

DOMAIN="example.com"
curl -s https://$DOMAIN/lib/upgrade.txt | head