CVE-2026-40291 (GCVE-0-2026-40291)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-14 21:37
Modified
2026-04-15 14:24
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Summary
Chamilo LMS is an open-source learning management system. In versions prior to 2.0.0-RC.3, an insecure direct object modification vulnerability in the PUT /api/users/{id} endpoint allows any authenticated user with ROLE_STUDENT to escalate their privileges to ROLE_ADMIN by modifying the roles field on their own user record. The API Platform security expression is_granted('EDIT', object) only verifies record ownership, and the roles field is included in the writable serialization group, enabling any user to set arbitrary roles such as ROLE_ADMIN. Successful exploitation grants full administrative control of the platform, including access to all courses, user data, grades, and administrative settings. This issue has been fixed in version 2.0.0-RC.3.
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| chamilo | chamilo-lms |
Version: < 2.0-RC.3 |
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