CVE-2025-62401
Moodle: possible to bypass timer in timed assignments
An issue in Moodle’s timed assignment feature allowed students to bypass the time restriction, potentially giving them more time than allowed to complete an assessment.
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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Moodle: possible to bypass timer in timed assignments
An issue in Moodle’s timed assignment feature allowed students to bypass the time restriction, potentially giving them more time than allowed to complete an assessment.
- Record
CVE-2025-62401- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-35665
An issue in Moodle’s timed assignment feature allowed students to bypass the time restriction, potentially giving them more time than allowed to complete an assessment.
- Record
EUVD-2025-35665- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w29j-8phw-ffjf
Moodle has a time restriction bypass
An issue in Moodle's timed assignment feature allowed students to bypass the time restriction, potentially giving them more time than allowed to complete an assessment.
- Record
GHSA-w29j-8phw-ffjf- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue in Moodle’s timed assignment feature allowed students to bypass the time restriction, potentially giving them more time than allowed to complete an assessment.
- Record
CVE-2025-62401- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Moodle: possible to bypass timer in timed assignments
An issue in Moodle’s timed assignment feature allowed students to bypass the time restriction, potentially giving them more time than allowed to complete an assessment.
- Record
CVE-2025-62401- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w29j-8phw-ffjf
Moodle has a time restriction bypass
An issue in Moodle's timed assignment feature allowed students to bypass the time restriction, potentially giving them more time than allowed to complete an assessment.
- Record
GHSA-w29j-8phw-ffjf- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-62401
An issue in Moodle’s timed assignment feature allowed students to bypass the time restriction, potentially giving them more time than allowed to complete an assessment.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-62401- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-moodle-2025-62401 No score
Moodle: possible to bypass timer in timed assignments
An issue in Moodle’s timed assignment feature allowed students to bypass the time restriction, potentially giving them more time than allowed to complete an assessment.
- Record
BIT-moodle-2025-62401- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist |
5.0.0-beta up to 5.0.3 | 5.0.3 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.5.0-beta up to 4.5.7 | 4.5.7 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.2.0-beta up to 4.4.11 | 4.4.11 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
before 4.1.21 | 4.1.21 |
moodleBitnami |
4.1.0 up to 4.1.21, 4.4.0 up to 4.4.11, 4.5.0 up to 4.5.7, 5.0.0 up to 5.0.3 | 4.1.214.4.114.5.75.0.3 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
5.0.0-beta up to 5.0.3, plus listed versions v5.0.0v5.0.0-betav5.0.0-rc1v5.0.0-rc2v5.0.0-rc3v5.0.1v5.0.2 |
5.0.3 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.5.0-beta up to 4.5.7, plus listed versions v4.5.0v4.5.0-betav4.5.0-rc1v4.5.0-rc2v4.5.1 Show 5 moreShow lessv4.5.2v4.5.3v4.5.4v4.5.5v4.5.6 |
4.5.7 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
4.2.0-beta up to 4.4.11, plus listed versions v4.2.0v4.2.0-betav4.2.0-rc1v4.2.0-rc2v4.2.1 Show 40 moreShow lessv4.2.10v4.2.11v4.2.2v4.2.3v4.2.4v4.2.5v4.2.6v4.2.7v4.2.8v4.2.9v4.3.0v4.3.0-betav4.3.0-rc1v4.3.0-rc2v4.3.1v4.3.10v4.3.11v4.3.12v4.3.2v4.3.3v4.3.4v4.3.5v4.3.6v4.3.7v4.3.8v4.3.9v4.4.0v4.4.0-betav4.4.0-rc1v4.4.0-rc2v4.4.1v4.4.10v4.4.2v4.4.3v4.4.4v4.4.5v4.4.6v4.4.7v4.4.8v4.4.9 |
4.4.11 |
moodle/moodlePackagist |
before 4.1.21, 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 |
4.1.21 |
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-2025-62401 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Moodle, published October 23, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 13th percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 5.0.3.
References
Left out here: 303 versions. The JSON record has them.