# CVE-2026-108113: ILIAS before 9.24, 10.12, and 11.5 Unrestricted File Upload via QTI Import

> Authenticated authors can upload malicious PHP files via QTI import to achieve remote code execution on the ILIAS web server.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 13 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v9q7-6vp4-97vg

## What is CVE-2026-108113?

CVE-2026-108113 is a high-severity vulnerability in ILIAS-eLearning e.V. ILIAS, published on 9 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ILIAS before 9.24, 10.12, and 11.5 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in QTI question import image handling (ilQtiMatImageSecurity) that allows authenticated authors to write executable files. Attackers with question pool import rights can import a crafted archive writing a .htaccess and PHP file to the web-served image directory, achieving remote code execution as the web server user.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-108113?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-108113?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-108113 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-108113 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-108113 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-108113 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-108113 is a high-severity vulnerability in ILIAS-eLearning e.V. ILIAS, published on 9 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-108113 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ILIAS-eLearning e.V. ILIAS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108113/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108113/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-108113
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108113
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-108113

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108113/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.