Chamilo LMS Unauthenticated Big Upload File Remote Code Execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution, Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434 and CWE-79.
Summary
Unrestricted file upload in big file upload functionality in `/main/inc/lib/javascript/bigupload/inc/bigUpload.php` in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows unauthenticated attackers to perform stored cross-site scripting attacks and obtain remote code execution via uploading of web shell.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Chamilo — support.chamilo.org/projects/chamilo-18/wiki/security_issues
10 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 2 HIGH, 7 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-03150 Chamilo LMS Unauthenticated Command InjectionPriority CRITICAL 86
- TI-2023-03910 Chamilo LMS File Upload Functionality Remote Code ExecutionPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2023-03912 Chamilo LMS File Upload Functionality Remote Code ExecutionPriority MEDIUM 48
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4220
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9wc2-3gq5-2f4c
References
More Chamilo Lms vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-32070 Chamilo: Evaluation of untrusted user input leads to Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-32081 Deserialization of untrusted data in chamilo-lms CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-32140 Chamilo: Post-Auth Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-32595 Chamilo: Stored XSS Vulnerability via CSV User Import CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-20321 Chamilo LMS 1.11.26 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control via main/auth/profile. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-03910 Chamilo LMS File Upload Functionality Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-4220 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4220 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9wc2-3gq5-2f4c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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