Chamilo LMS up to 1.11.33 category_id authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Chamilo LMS up to 1.11.33. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument category_id results in authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-59544. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Chamilo LMS up to 1.11.33. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument category_id with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Chamilo is a learning management system. Prior to version 1.11.34, the functionality for the user to update the category does not implement authorization checks for the "category_id" parameter which allows users to update the category of any user by replacing the "category_id" parameter. This issue has been patched in version 1.11.34.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-59544 since 09/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 1.11.34 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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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
• 1.11.30
• 1.11.31
• 1.11.32
• 1.11.33

License

• open-source

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