Description
A flaw was found in Moodle. A remote attacker could exploit a lack of proper rate limiting in the confirmation email service. This vulnerability allows attackers to more easily enumerate or guess user credentials, facilitating brute-force attacks against user accounts.
Problem types
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Product status
4.1.0 (semver) before 4.1.22
4.4.0 (semver) before 4.4.12
4.5.0 (semver) before 4.5.8
5.0.0 (semver) before 5.0.4
5.1.0 (semver) before 5.1.1
Timeline
| 2025-12-19: | Reported to Red Hat. |
| 2025-12-15: | Made public. |
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Petr Skoda for reporting this issue.
References
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-67853
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2423847 (RHBZ#2423847)