Medium severity · published Mar 6, 2026
CVE-2025-59544
Chamilo: Unauthorized access to update category of any user
4.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
chamilo-lms · chamilo
< 1.11.34 · source: vendor
CL
Chamilo Lms · Chamilo
before 1.11.34 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59544
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59544
Product
https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/releases/tag/v1.11.34
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/security/advisories/GHSA-x3h9-h7qf-wwrf
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