CVE-2025-67856GHSA-HCM6-Q6PC-XFHMBIT-MOODLE-2025-67856
Moodle: moodle: privilege escalation via incomplete role checks in badge awarding
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 4.1.22, 4.4.12, 4.5.8, 5.0.4, 5.1.1
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
A flaw was found in Moodle. An authorization logic flaw, specifically due to incomplete role checks during the badge awarding process, allowed badges to be granted without proper verification. This could enable unauthorized users to obtain badges they are not entitled to, potentially leading to privilege escalation or unauthorized access to certain features.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- moodle
From 4.1.0 · fixed in 4.1.22; From 4.4.0 · fixed in 4.4.12; From 4.5.0 · fixed in 4.5.8; From 5.0.0 · fixed in 5.0.4; From 5.1.0 · fixed in 5.1.1
- moodle/moodlePackagist
fixed in 4.1.22
- moodle/moodlePackagist
From 4.4.0-beta · fixed in 4.4.12
- moodle/moodlePackagist
From 4.5.0-beta · fixed in 4.5.8
- moodle/moodlePackagist
From 5.0.0-beta · fixed in 5.0.4
- moodle/moodlePackagist
From 5.1.0-beta · fixed in 5.1.1