Moodle has an authorization logic flaw

CVE-2025-67856 → View on GitHub ↗ View on CVE.org ↗ View on NVD ↗

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.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
Advisory on GitHub
Open advisory ↗
Repository advisory
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Source code
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Published (advisory)
2026-02-03 12:30:29 UTC
Updated
2026-02-03 19:16:53 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2026-02-03 19:16:52 UTC
NVD published
2026-02-03

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.02% 5.01%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
5.4 3.1 —
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

Identifiers

Type Value
GHSA GHSA-hcm6-q6pc-xfhm ↗
CVE CVE-2025-67856 ↗

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Affected packages (5)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
composer moodle/moodle < 4.1.22 4.1.22 —
composer moodle/moodle >= 4.4.0-beta, < 4.4.12 4.4.12 —
composer moodle/moodle >= 4.5.0-beta, < 4.5.8 4.5.8 —
composer moodle/moodle >= 5.0.0-beta, < 5.0.4 5.0.4 —
composer moodle/moodle >= 5.1.0-beta, < 5.1.1 5.1.1 —

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence