Vulnerability · Published Nov 28, 2023 · Assigned by STAR_Labs
CVE-2023-3545Chamilo LMS Htaccess File Upload Security Bypass
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Chamilo from Chamilo. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.4% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Improper sanitisation in `main/inc/lib/fileUpload.lib.php` in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.20 on Windows and Apache installations allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass file upload security protections and obtain remote code execution via uploading of `.htaccess` file. This vulnerability may be exploited by privileged attackers or chained with unauthenticated arbitrary file write vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2023-3533, to achieve remote code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-178 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.chamilo.org/projects/chamilo-18/wiki/security_issues#Issue-125-2023-07-13-Critical-impact-Moderate-risk-Htaccess-File-Upload-Security-Bypass-on-Windows-CVE-2023-3545 vendor-advisory
- https://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-3545/ third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/dc7bfce429fbd843a95a57c184b6992c4d709549 patch