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TI-2026-28757 Aliases CVE-2026-39878

Chamilo stored XSS via user registration leads to admin account takeover

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Chamilo LMS versions 1.11.38 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the user registration form that allows any unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in an administrator's browser session, leading to full platform admin account takeover. This has been patched in 1.11.40.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00435 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
chamilochamilo-lmsup to 1.11.38—No fix listedCNA
  • chamilo-lms Vendorchamilo Affected up to 1.11.38 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——chamilo
  • cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·chamilo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-39878

References

Other 2

  • TI-2023-17452 A command injection vulnerability in the wsConvertPpt component of Chamilo v1.11.* up to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-03150 Chamilo LMS Unauthenticated Command Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
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Sources

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