Moodle RBAC Bypass: Unauthorized Deletion of Course Sections
CVE-2025-3644 Published on April 25, 2025
Moodle: ajax section delete does not respect course_can_delete_section()
A flaw was found in Moodle. Additional checks were required to prevent users from deleting course sections they did not have permission to modify.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-3644 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public. 7 days later.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
CVE-2025-3644 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-3644
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Exploit Probability
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