CVE-2026-40291 (GCVE-0-2026-40291)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-14 21:37 – Updated: 2026-04-15 14:24
VLAI
Title
Chamilo LMS has Privilege Escalation via API User Role Modification
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-15 14:24 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
chamilo chamilo-lms Affected: < 2.0-RC.3
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