Chamilo LMS up to 1.11.29 session_category_add.php Category Name cross site scripting

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Chamilo LMS up to 1.11.29. This impacts an unknown function of the file session_category_add.php. The manipulation of the argument Category Name leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-52470. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Chamilo LMS up to 1.11.29. This issue affects an unknown code of the file session_category_add.php. The manipulation of the argument Category Name with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Chamilo is a learning management system. Prior to version 1.11.30, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the session_category_add.php script. The vulnerability is caused by improper sanitization of the Category Name field, allowing privileged users to inject persistent JavaScript payloads. The injected script is later executed when accessing add_many_sessions_to_category.php, potentially compromising administrative sessions. This issue has been patched in version 1.11.30.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-52470 since 06/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:session_category_add.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.11.30 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-208175). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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