Cross-site request forgery in Moodle - CVE-2025-49516
Published: June 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111256
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49516
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the "move up" and "move down" actions in backpack management for badges. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
Affected software
Moodle
Fedora
moodle
Fedora
moodle
How to mitigate CVE-2025-49516
Install updates from vendor's website.
Moodle - addressed in versions 4.1.19, 4.4.9, 4.5.5, 5.0.1
moodle - addressed in versions 4.4.9-1.fc41, 4.5.5-1.fc42
moodle - addressed in versions 4.4.9-1.fc41, 4.5.5-1.fc42