Moodle: possible to bypass timer in timed assignments (moodle)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.22 % · percentile 13 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- fedora
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-285 — Improper Authorization
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L | fedora |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L | NVD · patrick@puiterwijk.org (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-w29j-8phw-ffjf — Moodle has a time restriction bypass
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-35665
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-62401
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0957 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Moodle · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.1.0 < 4.1.21cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.4.0 < 4.4.11cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.5.0 < 4.5.7cpe:2.3:a:moodle:moodle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.0.0 < 5.0.3
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| moodle | affected 5.0.0 < 5.0.3 ; affected 4.5.0 < 4.5.7 ; affected 4.4.0 < 4.4.11 ; affected 4.1.0 < 4.1.21 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |