CVE-2026-40291 PUBLISHED

Chamilo LMS has Privilege Escalation via API User Role Modification

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 10.04.2026 Published: 14.04.2026 Updated: 15.04.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

Product Status

Vendor chamilo
Product chamilo-lms
Versions
  • Version < 2.0-RC.3 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management CWE
  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization CWE