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CVE-2025-3642 — Vulnerability in moodle/moodle — CVE Details

HIGH

Moodle has an authenticated remote code execution risk in the Moodle LMS EQUELLA repository

Published April 25, 2025Updated January 26, 2026Source: osv

Summary

A flaw was found in Moodle. A remote code execution risk was identified in the Moodle LMS EQUELLA repository. By default, this was only available to teachers and managers on sites with the EQUELLA repository enabled.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published April 25, 2025 (535 days ago).
  • Last revised January 26, 2026 — 276 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Composer
Update moodle/moodle to 4.1.18 or later
composer require "moodle/moodle:^4.1.18"
Composer
Update moodle/moodle to 4.3.12 or later
composer require "moodle/moodle:^4.3.12"
Composer
Update moodle/moodle to 4.4.8 or later
composer require "moodle/moodle:^4.4.8"
Composer
Update moodle/moodle to 4.5.4 or later
composer require "moodle/moodle:^4.5.4"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (4)

Affects 1 ecosystem: packagist (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
moodle/moodle
packagist
v2.3.10, v2.3.11, v2.3.4, v2.3.5 (+346 more)4.1.18
moodle/moodle
packagist
v4.3.0, v4.3.0-beta, v4.3.0-rc1, v4.3.0-rc2 (+11 more)4.3.12
moodle/moodle
packagist
v4.4.0, v4.4.0-beta, v4.4.0-rc1, v4.4.0-rc2 (+7 more)4.4.8
moodle/moodle
packagist
v4.5.0, v4.5.0-beta, v4.5.0-rc1, v4.5.0-rc2 (+3 more)4.5.4

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-3642?
Moodle has an authenticated remote code execution risk in the Moodle LMS EQUELLA repository This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-3642?
CVE-2025-3642 affects moodle/moodle. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-3642 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
8.8

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-m367-445c-2xqr
BIT-moodle-2025-3642

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