Chamilo LMS has REST API PII Exposure via get_user_info_from_username
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Chamilo LMS is a learning management system. Prior to 1.11.38, the get_user_info_from_username REST API endpoint returns personal information (email, first name, last name, user ID, active status) of any user to any authenticated user, including students. There is no authorization check. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.11.38.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA chamilo-lms (chamilo) Fixed in 1.11.38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33708
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-2023-03907 Chamilo LMS Unauthenticated Big Upload File Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- 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
Sources
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