Missing Authorization in Moodle - CVE-2025-49517

 

Missing Authorization in Moodle - CVE-2025-49517

Published: June 18, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111257
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49517
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in BigBlueButton view page. A remote user can view BigBlueButton recordings they do not have permission to access.


Affected software

Moodle
Fedora
moodle

How to mitigate CVE-2025-49517

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

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