CVE-2025-32044 Moodle: unauthenticated rest api user data exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve sensitive user data via API stack traces on Moodle sites with specific PHP configurations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-32044?
CVE-2025-32044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 25 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw has been identified in Moodle where, on certain sites, unauthenticated users could retrieve sensitive user data—including names, contact information, and hashed passwords—via stack traces returned by specific API calls. Sites with PHP configured with zend.exception_ignore_args = 1 in the php.ini file are not affected by this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-32044?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle and moodle. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.5.0-beta | 4.5.3 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.5.0-beta | 4.5.3 |
moodle Bitnami | From 4.5.0 | 4.5.3 |
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2025-32044?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to 4.5.3 or later.
Is CVE-2025-32044 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-32044 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Moodle Moodle
- CVE-2006-4935 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2006-4936 Moodle does not properly validate module instance id
- CVE-2004-2233 Unknown "front page vulnerability with Moodle servers" for Moodle before 1.3.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2004-2235 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2004-2236 Other in n/a
Sources
Also known as BIT-moodle-2025-32044, GHSA-345q-9jmq-g9q4, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-32044.