CVE-2025-3647 Moodle: idor when accessing the cohorts report

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can access unauthorized cohort data in Moodle due to missing authorization checks in the cohorts report.

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-2025-3647?

CVE-2025-3647 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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 was discovered in Moodle. Additional checks were required to ensure that users can only access cohort data they are authorized to retrieve.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3647?

9 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle and moodle. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
moodle/moodle PackagistAll versions4.1.18
moodle/moodle PackagistAll versions4.1.18
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.3.0-beta4.3.12
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.3.0-beta4.3.12
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.4.0-beta4.4.8
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.4.0-beta4.4.8
3 more packages
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.5.0-beta4.5.4
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.5.0-beta4.5.4
moodle BitnamiAll versions4.1.18, 4.3.12, 4.4.8, 4.5.4

Products include Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2025-3647?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 4.1.18, 4.3.12, 4.4.8 or 4.5.4.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-3647 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Moodle Moodle vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BIT-moodle-2025-3647, GHSA-34g7-pg9j-pxgp, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-3647.

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