CVE-2025-53021
4.2 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2025-53021 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting moodle moodle. It was published on June 24, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.2 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.2, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
A session fixation vulnerability in Moodle 3.x through 3.11.18 allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack user sessions via the sesskey parameter. The sesskey can be obtained without authentication and reused within the OAuth2 login flow, resulting in the victim's session being linked to the attacker's. Successful exploitation results in full account takeover. According to the Moodle Releases page, "Bug fixes for security issues in 3.11.x ended 11 December 2023." NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from moodle. Update moodle to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| moodle | moodle | 3.0.0 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-53021?
CVE-2025-53021 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting moodle moodle. It was published on June 24, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.2 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2025-53021?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.2, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-53021?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from moodle. Update moodle to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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