CVE-2025-67856

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.4
Exploit probability—
ProductMoodle
PublishedFeb 3, 2026
First seenFeb 3, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • moodle moodle4.1.22, 4.4.12, 4.5.8, 5.0.4 or later
  • moodle/moodle4.1.22, 4.4.12, 4.5.8, 5.0.4, 5.1.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
moodle moodlev < 4.1.22, 4.4.0 ≤ v < 4.4.12, 4.5.0 ≤ v < 4.5.8, 5.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.4, 5.1.04.1.22, 4.4.12, 4.5.8, 5.0.4
moodle/moodlePackagistv < 4.1.22, 4.4.0-beta ≤ v < 4.4.12, 4.5.0-beta ≤ v < 4.5.8, 5.0.0-beta ≤ v < 5.0.4, 5.1.0-beta ≤ v < 5.1.14.1.22, 4.4.12, 4.5.8, 5.0.4, 5.1.1

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