CVE-2025-50196
Chamilo: OS Command Injection in /plugin/vchamilo/views/editinstance.php via POST main_database parameter
In short
Chamilo, a learning management system, has a vulnerability where attackers can inject operating system commands through the main_database parameter in a form submission, potentially gaining full control of the server.
Technical detail
OS Command Injection via unsanitized POST parameter (main_database) in /plugin/vchamilo/views/editinstance.php allows authenticated or unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands with server privileges. Pre-condition: access to the vulnerable endpoint. Impact: complete server compromise.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Chamilo is a learning management system. Prior to version 1.11.30, there is an OS Command Injection vulnerability in /plugin/vchamilo/views/editinstance.php via the POST main_database parameter. This issue has been patched in version 1.11.30.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
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https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/afdbd4bb9a9ea17b7740559dd4e05aa13b16480dhttps://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/e343c764493b457c82d1e85b91a3655b093767edhttps://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/releases/tag/v1.11.30https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/security/advisories/GHSA-qfvp-xg47-m7m2