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Chamilo LMS missing authorization lets attackers change course certificates

Priority LOW 36CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Chamilo LMS from 2.0.0-alpha.1 before 2.0.0-RC.3 has a missing access control check in GradebookController. An unauthenticated remote attacker can call the set_default_certificate endpoint to change certificate configuration for any course, which is classified as CWE-862.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Chamilo LMS 2.0.0 pre-releases from 2.0.0-alpha.1 before 2.0.0-RC.3 contain a missing access control vulnerability in GradebookController that allows unauthenticated users to modify gradebook certificates. Attackers can request the set_default_certificate endpoint with any course id and document id to tamper with certificate configuration for any course.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00167 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed chamilo-lms (chamilo): 2.0.0-RC.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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-lms2.0.0-alpha.1 to before 2.0.0-RC.32.0.0-RC.3Patch availableCNA
  • chamilo-lms Vendorchamilo Affected 2.0.0-alpha.1 to before 2.0.0-RC.3 Fixed in 2.0.0-RC.3 Patch available 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

Upgrade chamilo-lms to 2.0.0-RC.3 or later.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA chamilo-lms (chamilo) Fixed in 2.0.0-RC.3

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    chamilo-lms 2.0.0-RC.3

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-78771 Missing authorization in Chamilo LMS AJAX handlers exposes learner dataPriority LOW 36
    • TI-2026-78770 Chamilo LMS open answer grading lets users grade others' examsPriority LOW 24

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-114388
  2. 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-xf7w-4v4m-pq7h
  3. 2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • 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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