Improper access control in Moodle - CVE-2025-3644

 

Improper access control in Moodle - CVE-2025-3644

Published: April 22, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107632
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-3644
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to the AJAX section delete does not respect course_can_delete_section(). A remote user can delete course sections they do not have permission to modify.


Affected software

Moodle

How to mitigate CVE-2025-3644

Install updates from vendor's website.

Moodle - addressed in versions 4.1.18, 4.3.12, 4.4.8, 4.5.4

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