CVE-2025-62401: Moodle has a time restriction bypass

CVE-2025-62401 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-10-23

Moodle has a time restriction bypass

Technologies: moodle/moodle (Packagist). Vendors: Packagist.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-62401 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-62401 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-62401?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 23 October 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
moodle/moodle (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0-beta,fixed=5.0.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-62401?
Yes. moodle/moodle (Packagist): upgrade to 5.0.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-62401?
Check whether you run moodle/moodle (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • moodle/moodle (Packagist): upgrade to 5.0.3 or later
    composer require moodle/moodle:^5.0.3

Affected products

  • moodle/moodle (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0-beta,fixed=5.0.3

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-62401
  • GHSA-w29j-8phw-ffjf

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