CVE-2025-67856
Moodle: moodle: privilege escalation via incomplete role checks in badge awarding
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.4
Moodle: moodle: privilege escalation via incomplete role checks in badge awarding
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-67856- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-206750
5.4
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-206750- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hcm6-q6pc-xfhm
5.4
Moodle has an authorization logic flaw
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.
- Record
GHSA-hcm6-q6pc-xfhm- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.4
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-67856- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.4
Moodle: moodle: privilege escalation via incomplete role checks in badge awarding
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-67856- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hcm6-q6pc-xfhm
5.4
Moodle has an authorization logic flaw
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.
- Record
GHSA-hcm6-q6pc-xfhm- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-67856
5.4
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-67856- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-moodle-2025-67856 No score
Moodle: moodle: privilege escalation via incomplete role checks in badge awarding
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.
- Record
BIT-moodle-2025-67856- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist |
before 4.1.22 | 4.1.22 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.4.0-beta up to 4.4.12 | 4.4.12 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.5.0-beta up to 4.5.8 | 4.5.8 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
5.0.0-beta up to 5.0.4 | 5.0.4 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
5.1.0-beta up to 5.1.1 | 5.1.1 |
moodleBitnami |
before 4.1.22, 4.4.0 up to 4.4.12, 4.5.0 up to 4.5.8, 5.0.0 up to 5.0.4, 5.1.0 up to 5.1.1 | 4.1.224.4.124.5.85.0.45.1.1 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
before 4.1.22, plus listed versions v2.3.10v2.3.11v2.3.4v2.3.5v2.3.6 Show 45 moreShow lessv2.3.7v2.3.8v2.3.9v2.4.0v2.4.0-rc1v2.4.1v2.4.10v2.4.11v2.4.2v2.4.3v2.4.4v2.4.5v2.4.6v2.4.7v2.4.8v2.4.9v2.5.0v2.5.0-betav2.5.0-rc1v2.5.1v2.5.2v2.5.3v2.5.4v2.5.5v2.5.6v2.5.7v2.5.8v2.5.9v2.6.0v2.6.0-betav2.6.0-rc1v2.6.1v2.6.10v2.6.11v2.6.2v2.6.3v2.6.4v2.6.5v2.6.6v2.6.7v2.6.8v2.6.9v2.7.0v2.7.0-betav2.7.0-rc1 |
4.1.22 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.4.0-beta up to 4.4.12, plus listed versions v4.4.0v4.4.0-betav4.4.0-rc1v4.4.0-rc2v4.4.1 Show 10 moreShow lessv4.4.10v4.4.11v4.4.2v4.4.3v4.4.4v4.4.5v4.4.6v4.4.7v4.4.8v4.4.9 |
4.4.12 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.5.0-beta up to 4.5.8, plus listed versions v4.5.0v4.5.0-betav4.5.0-rc1v4.5.0-rc2v4.5.1 Show 6 moreShow lessv4.5.2v4.5.3v4.5.4v4.5.5v4.5.6v4.5.7 |
4.5.8 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
5.0.0-beta up to 5.0.4, plus listed versions v5.0.0v5.0.0-betav5.0.0-rc1v5.0.0-rc2v5.0.0-rc3v5.0.1v5.0.2v5.0.3 |
5.0.4 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
5.1.0-beta up to 5.1.1, plus listed versions v5.1.0v5.1.0-betav5.1.0-rc1v5.1.0-rc2 |
5.1.1 |
moodleUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.9+dfsg-12.7.10+dfsg-12.7.11+dfsg-12.7.11+dfsg-22.7.12+dfsg-13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
moodleUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-67856 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Moodle, published February 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 4.1.22.
References
Left out here: 304 versions. The JSON record has them.