What is CVE-2021-38745?

CVE-2021-38745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Chamilo, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-38745?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

RCE in Chamilo

CVE-2021-38745

Chamilo LMS v1.11.14 was discovered to contain a zero click code injection vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted plugin. This vulnerability is triggered through user interaction with the attacker's profile page.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2022-03-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (56.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Chamilo — versions 1.11.14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

support.chamilo.org/projects/chamilo-18/wiki/Security_issues (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38745?: CVE-2021-38745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Chamilo, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-38745?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.