CVE-2025-59544 Chamilo: Unauthorized access to update category of any user
Attackers can modify the category of any user in Chamilo LMS due to missing authorization checks on the category_id parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-59544?
CVE-2025-59544 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Chamilo Chamilo Lms, published on 6 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59544?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Chamilo Chamilo Lms.
How do I fix CVE-2025-59544?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-59544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-59544 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59544 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Chamilo Chamilo Lms
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x3h9-h7qf-wwrf.