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CVE-2018-20327· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Chamilo LMS version 1.11.8 contains XSS in main/template/default/admin/gradebook_list.tpl in the gradebook dependencies tool, allowing authe

Chamilo LMS version 1.11.8 contains XSS in main/template/default/admin/gradebook_list.tpl in the gradebook dependencies tool, allowing authenticated users to affect other users, under specific conditions of permissions granted by administrators. This is considered "low risk" due to the nature of the feature it exploits.

MediumCVSS 5.4 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Dec 21, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 48th percentile
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Action score

21

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

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 lms1.11.8

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.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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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

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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.

No nightly-computed relations.

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.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

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

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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