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CVE-2025-50191· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

Chamilo: Error-based SQL Injection via POST userFile with the /main/exercise/hotpotatoes.php script

Chamilo is a learning management system. Prior to version 1.11.30, there is an error-based SQL Injection via POST userFile with the /main/exercise/hotpotatoes.php script. This issue has been patched in version 1.11.30.

HighCVSS 7.0 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available

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Published
Mar 2, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 44th percentile
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Action score

28

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · GitHub_M
7.0
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
chamilochamilo lms

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • chamilo chamilo lmsbefore 1.11.30

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • chamilo chamilo-lms

    • < 1.11.30affected

Same product

chamilo: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-4220Chamilo LMS Unauthenticated Big Upload File Remote Code Execution
    47Plan
  • CVE-2021-35414Chamilo LMS v1.11.x was discovered to contain a SQL injection via the doc parameter in main/plagiarism/compilatio/upload.php.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2019-13082Chamilo LMS 1.11.8 and 2.x allows remote code execution through an lp_upload.php unauthenticated file upload feature.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2018-1999019Chamilo LMS version 11.x contains an Unserialization vulnerability in the "hash" GET parameter for the api endpoint located at /webservices/
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-33707Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in chamilo/chamilo-lms
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2025-50187Chamilo: Evaluation of untrusted user input leads to Remote Code Execution
    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
chamilo chamilo-lms1.11.30 · descriptionVendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-2843014 days apartChamilo LMS Vulnerable to Unauthenticated SQL Injection in chamiko-lms model.ajax.php
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2025-501900 days apartChamilo: Error-based SQL Injection via GET openid.assoc_handle with the /index.php script
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2025-501920 days apartChamilo: Time-based SQL Injection in /main/webservices/registration.soap.php
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-3088114 days apartChamilo LMS: SQL Injection in the statistics AJAX endpoint
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2025-501880 days apartError-based SQL Injection in Chamilo LMS
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2025-501890 days apartChamilo: Error-based SQL Injection
    28Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

nvd-secondary

Root cause

The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-89 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query(  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'");

Fixed

ts
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query(  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1",  [owner]);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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