Auth bypass in Chamilo Chamilo-Lms

CVE-2025-59544

Chamilo is a learning management system. Prior to version 1.11.34, the functionality for the user to update the category does not implement authorization checks for the "category_id" parameter which allows users to update the category of any user by replacing the "category_id" parameter. This issue has been patched in version 1.11.34.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (6.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-59544?
CVE-2025-59544 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Chamilo Chamilo-Lms, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2025-59544?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.