Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affecting moodle/moodle package, versions >=4.1.0-beta, <4.1.18>=4.3.0-beta, <4.3.12>=4.4.0-beta, <4.4.8>=4.5.0-beta, <4.5.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-MOODLEMOODLE-10188798
  • published21 May 2025
  • disclosed25 Apr 2025
  • creditVincent Schneider

Introduced: 25 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-3636  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-639  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to version 4.1.18, 4.3.12, 4.4.8, 4.5.4 or higher.

Overview

moodle/moodle is a learning platform.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key due to insufficient capability checks in the RSS block. An attacker can access and view additional RSS feeds by exploiting the IDOR vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1