ghsa-w29j-8phw-ffjf
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-10-23 12:31
Modified
2025-10-24 20:58
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Summary
Moodle has a time restriction bypass
Details

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.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "moodle/moodle"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "5.0.0-beta"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.0.3"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
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      },
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            {
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            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.5.7"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    },
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      },
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            },
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              "fixed": "4.4.11"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
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      },
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            {
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            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.1.21"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-62401"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-285"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-10-24T20:58:53Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-10-23T12:15:32Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "An issue in Moodle\u0027s timed assignment feature allowed students to bypass the time restriction, potentially giving them more time than allowed to complete an assessment.",
  "id": "GHSA-w29j-8phw-ffjf",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T20:58:53Z",
  "published": "2025-10-23T12:31:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62401"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/78a3fe6c618676dfc53ea538abbfe35e60674eeb"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62401"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2404434"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/moodle/moodle"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=470390"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Moodle has a time restriction bypass"
}


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