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Moodle: authenticated remote code execution risk in the moodle lms equella repository

Type: advisorySources: OSV

A flaw was found in Moodle. A remote code execution risk was identified in the Moodle LMS EQUELLA repository. By default, this was only available to teachers and managers on sites with the EQUELLA repository enabled.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2025-3642
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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5 Nov 2026, 00:06 UTC · Revision 1

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Moodle: authenticated remote code execution risk in the moodle lms equella repository

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Apr 2025, 14:43 UTC

A flaw was found in Moodle. A remote code execution risk was identified in the Moodle LMS EQUELLA repository. By default, this was only available to teachers and managers on sites with the EQUELLA repository enabled.

osv:CVE-2025-3642
Complete source record
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