GHSA-m58f-9pvv-8mp2
Moodle vulnerable to brute-force password guesses
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 5.0.0-beta, < 5.0.3 | 5.0.3 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 4.5.0-beta, < 4.5.7 | 4.5.7 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 4.2.0-beta, < 4.4.11 | 4.4.11 |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | < 4.1.21 | 4.1.21 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
Moodle's mobile and web service authentication endpoints did not sufficiently restrict repeated password attempts, making them susceptible to brute-force attacks.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62399
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/e4d02567c922c537086de9f59f063ca073552a3a
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62399
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2404432
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=470388