Description
Chamilo LMS is a learning management system. Prior to 1.11.38, any authenticated user with a REST API key can modify their own status field via the update_user_from_username endpoint. A student (status=5) can change their status to Teacher/CourseManager (status=1), gaining course creation and management privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.11.38.
Published: 2026-04-10
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Patch Immediately
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History

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Chamilo
Chamilo chamilo Lms
Vendors & Products Chamilo
Chamilo chamilo Lms

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Description Chamilo LMS is a learning management system. Prior to 1.11.38, any authenticated user with a REST API key can modify their own status field via the update_user_from_username endpoint. A student (status=5) can change their status to Teacher/CourseManager (status=1), gaining course creation and management privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.11.38.
Title Chamilo LMS has a REST API Self-Privilege Escalation (Student → Teacher)
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N'}


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Chamilo Chamilo Lms
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-14T14:02:07.696Z

Reserved: 2026-03-23T17:06:05.747Z

Link: CVE-2026-33706

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Updated: 2026-04-14T14:02:03.125Z

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Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-10T19:16:23.800

Modified: 2026-04-16T18:27:48.773

Link: CVE-2026-33706

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Updated: 2026-04-13T12:59:43Z

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