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Moodle: idor in web service allows users enrolled in a course to access some details of other users

Type: advisorySources: OSV

A flaw was found in Moodle. Insufficient capability checks made it possible for a user enrolled in a course to access some details, such as the full name and profile image URL, of other users they did not have permission to access.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2025-3640
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 13:31 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Moodle: idor in web service allows users enrolled in a course to access some details of other users

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Apr 2025, 14:43 UTC

A flaw was found in Moodle. Insufficient capability checks made it possible for a user enrolled in a course to access some details, such as the full name and profile image URL, of other users they did not have permission to access.

osv:CVE-2025-3640
Complete source record
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