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Moodle: router produces json instead of 404 error for invalid course id

Type: advisorySources: OSV

The router’s inconsistent response to invalid course IDs allowed attackers to infer which course IDs exist, potentially aiding reconnaissance.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2025-62397
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
6 Nov 2026, 01:41 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Moodle: router produces json instead of 404 error for invalid course id

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Oct 2025, 11:28 UTC

The router’s inconsistent response to invalid course IDs allowed attackers to infer which course IDs exist, potentially aiding reconnaissance.

osv:CVE-2025-62397
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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