ILIAS PHP Object Injection via Shibboleth Logout
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
ILIAS before versions 9.22, 10.10, and 11.3 contains an unauthenticated PHP object injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting serialized objects through the LTI authentication endpoint and triggering deserialization via the Shibboleth back-channel logout endpoint. Attackers can write arbitrary serialized objects into session storage, then exploit an available POP gadget through the logout endpoint's unrestricted deserialization to write attacker-controlled PHP content to a web-accessible path and achieve remote code execution as the web server user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILIAS-eLearning e.V. | ILIAS | 9.0 to before 9.22; 10.0 to before 10.10; 11.0 to before 11.3 | 9.22, 10.10, 11.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- ILIAS VendorILIAS-eLearning e.V. Affected 9.0 to before 9.22; 10.0 to before 10.10; 11.0 to before 11.3 Fixed in 9.22, 10.10, 11.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ILIAS (ILIAS-eLearning e.V.) Fixed in 9.22, 10.10, 11.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80428
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6h76-35rh-gxm9
References
More ILIAS-eLearning e.V. vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-70090 Unrestricted file upload in ILIAS QTI import lets authors run code CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-69589 Argument injection in ILIAS image map uploads enables code execution CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56895 ILIAS Arbitrary SQL Injection via Repository Trash Table Sort Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-74420 PHP object injection in ILIAS test results import CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-57181 ILIAS Arbitrary File Read via SOAP addFile CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-59124 ILIAS before 9.23, 10.11, and 11.4 Missing Authorization in Group Object Action Methods CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-80428 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80428 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6h76-35rh-gxm9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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