# CVE-2025-67856: Moodle: moodle: privilege escalation via incomplete role checks in badge awarding

- Also known as: GHSA-HCM6-Q6PC-XFHM, BIT-MOODLE-2025-67856
- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.22, 4.4.12, 4.5.8, 5.0.4, 5.1.1
- Published: 2026-02-03 · Updated: 2026-02-26

## Affected

- 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/moodle (Packagist): fixed in 4.1.22
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): from 4.4.0-beta, fixed in 4.4.12
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): from 4.5.0-beta, fixed in 4.5.8
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): from 5.0.0-beta, fixed in 5.0.4
- moodle/moodle (Packagist): from 5.1.0-beta, fixed in 5.1.1

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on moodle, moodle/moodle, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.22, 4.4.12, 4.5.8, 5.0.4, 5.1.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-67856
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2423864

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