CVE-2025-67853 (GCVE-0-2025-67853)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-03 10:52 – Updated: 2026-02-03 15:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Moodle: moodle: brute-force facilitation due to missing rate limiting in confirmation email service
Summary
A flaw was found in Moodle. A remote attacker could exploit a lack of proper rate limiting in the confirmation email service. This vulnerability allows attackers to more easily enumerate or guess user credentials, facilitating brute-force attacks against user accounts.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-03 15:43 UTC
CWE
- CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-67853 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2423847 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
Impacted products
Date Public
2025-12-15 04:00
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