Vulnerability · Published Mar 6, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-59544Chamilo: Unauthorized access to update category of any user
Medium 6.9
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in chamilo-lms from chamilo. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Chamilo is a learning management system. Prior to version 1.11.34, the functionality for the user to update the category does not implement authorization checks for the "category_id" parameter which allows users to update the category of any user by replacing the "category_id" parameter. This issue has been patched in version 1.11.34.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| chamilo | chamilo-lms | < 1.11.34 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/security/advisories/GHSA-x3h9-h7qf-wwrf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/releases/tag/v1.11.34 x_refsource_MISC