CVE-2025-3628 Moodle: moodle assignment submission search leaks anonymous student identities
Attackers can de-anonymize student identities in Moodle assignment submissions via search functionality, compromising privacy.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-3628?
CVE-2025-3628 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 25 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw has was found in Moodle where anonymous assignment submissions can be de-anonymized via search, revealing student identities.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3628?
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 | 4.5.4 |
moodle/moodle Packagist | From 4.5.0-beta | 4.5.4 |
moodle Bitnami | From 4.5.0 | 4.5.4 |
Products include Moodle Moodle.
How do I fix CVE-2025-3628?
Upgrade moodle/moodle to 4.5.4 or later.
Is CVE-2025-3628 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3628 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-2025-3628, GHSA-69m9-rprc-2x7g, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-3628.