Chamilo LMS up to 1.11.29 Database Query copy_course_session_selected.php Login sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Chamilo LMS up to 1.11.29. Affected is an unknown function of the file /main/coursecopy/copy_course_session_selected.php of the component Database Query Handler. The manipulation of the argument Login leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-50189. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Chamilo LMS up to 1.11.29. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /main/coursecopy/copy_course_session_selected.php of the component Database Query Handler. The manipulation of the argument login with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Chamilo is a learning management system. Prior to version 1.11.30, the application performs insufficient validation of data coming from the user from the POST resource[document][SQL_INJECTION_HERE] and POST login parameters found in /main/coursecopy/copy_course_session_selected.php, which allows an attacker to perform an attack aimed at modifying the database query logic by injecting an arbitrary SQL statements. This issue has been patched in version 1.11.30.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-50189 since 06/13/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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Upgrading to version 1.11.30 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 22bb81df8f7062da20a2f6248789f47b221ca705 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-208158). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Chamilo

Name

• LMS

Version

• 1.11.0
• 1.11.1
• 1.11.2
• 1.11.3
• 1.11.4
• 1.11.5
• 1.11.6
• 1.11.7
• 1.11.8
• 1.11.9
• 1.11.10
• 1.11.11
• 1.11.12
• 1.11.13
• 1.11.14
• 1.11.15
• 1.11.16
• 1.11.17
• 1.11.18
• 1.11.19
• 1.11.20
• 1.11.21
• 1.11.22
• 1.11.23
• 1.11.24
• 1.11.25
• 1.11.26
• 1.11.27
• 1.11.28
• 1.11.29

License

• open-source

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