{"uuid": "6af1ac52-36d5-4a6b-82eb-782bf584be62", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2021-21809", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/moodle_spelling_path_rce.rb", "content": "{\"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"php\", \"author\": [\"Adam Reiser\", \"h00die\"], \"autofilter_ports\": [80, 8080, 443, 8000, 8888, 8880, 8008, 3000, 8443], \"autofilter_services\": [\"http\", \"https\"], \"check\": true, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"Moodle allows an authenticated administrator to define spellcheck settings via the web interface.\\n          An administrator can update the aspell path to include a command injection. This is extremely\\n          similar to CVE-2013-3630, just using a different variable.\\n\\n          This module was tested against Moodle version 3.11.2, 3.10.0, and 3.8.0.\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2021-06-22\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/multi/http/moodle_spelling_path_rce\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2025-02-28 09:35:28 +0000\", \"name\": \"Moodle SpellChecker Path Authenticated Remote Command Execution\", \"needs_cleanup\": null, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"repeatable-session\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"config-changes\", \"ioc-in-logs\"], \"Stability\": [\"crash-safe\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/multi/http/moodle_spelling_path_rce.rb\", \"platform\": \"PHP\", \"post_auth\": true, \"rank\": 600, \"ref_name\": \"multi/http/moodle_spelling_path_rce\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2021-21809\", \"URL-http://web.archive.org/web/20250221153941/https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1277\"], \"rport\": 80, \"session_types\": false, \"targets\": [\"Automatic\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:50:03.684265Z"}