MSA-21-0006: Stored XSS via ID number user profile field

MSA-21-0006: Stored XSS via ID number user profile field

by Michael Hawkins -
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The ID number user profile field required additional sanitizing to prevent a stored XSS risk.


Severity/Risk: Serious
Versions affected: 3.10 to 3.10.1, 3.9 to 3.9.4, 3.8 to 3.8.7, 3.5 to 3.5.16 and earlier unsupported versions
Versions fixed: 3.10.2, 3.9.5, 3.8.8 and 3.5.17
Reported by: Magyar-Hunor Tamas
Workaround: Disable the ID number field by unchecking it in Site admin > Users > User policies > Show user identity, until the patch has been applied.
CVE identifier: CVE-2021-20279
Changes (master): http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-65552
Tracker issue: MDL-65552 Stored XSS via ID number user profile field