Improper Authorization Affecting moodle/moodle package, versions <4.1.21>=4.4.0-beta, <4.4.11>=4.5.0-beta, <4.5.7>=5.0.0-beta, <5.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-MOODLEMOODLE-13704137
  • published24 Oct 2025
  • disclosed23 Oct 2025
  • creditCharles Fulton

Introduced: 23 Oct 2025

NewCVE-2025-62401  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to version 4.1.21, 4.4.11, 4.5.7, 5.0.3 or higher.

Overview

moodle/moodle is a learning platform.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization via the timed assignment feature. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to additional time for completing assessments by bypassing the intended time restriction.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1