CVE-2023-4221
Chamilo LMS Learning Path PPT2LP Command Injection Vulnerability
Command injection in main/lp/openoffice_presentation.class.php in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows users permitted to upload Learning Paths to obtain remote code execution via improper neutralisation of special characters.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.2
Chamilo LMS Learning Path PPT2LP Command Injection Vulnerability
Command injection in main/lp/openoffice_presentation.class.php in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows users permitted to upload Learning Paths to obtain remote code execution via improper neutralisation of special characters.
- Record
CVE-2023-4221- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-54094
7.2
Command injection in main/lp/openoffice_presentation.class.php in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows users permitted to upload Learning Paths to obtain remote code execution via improper neutralisation of special characters.
- Record
EUVD-2023-54094- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jfvr-vp65-vw72
7.2
Command injection in `main/lp/openoffice_presentation.class.php` in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24...
Command injection in main/lp/openoffice_presentation.class.php in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows users permitted to upload Learning Paths to obtain remote code execution via improper neutralisation of special characters.
- Record
GHSA-jfvr-vp65-vw72- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.2
Command injection in main/lp/openoffice_presentation.class.php in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows users permitted to upload Learning Paths to obtain remote code execution via improper neutralisation of special characters.
- Record
CVE-2023-4221- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.2
Chamilo LMS Learning Path PPT2LP Command Injection Vulnerability
Command injection in main/lp/openoffice_presentation.class.php in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows users permitted to upload Learning Paths to obtain remote code execution via improper neutralisation of special characters.
- Record
CVE-2023-4221- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-4221 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Chamilo, published November 28, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.53%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.chamilo.org/projects/chamilo-18/wiki/security_issues
starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-4221
github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/ed72914608d2a07ee2eb587c1a654480d08201db
github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/841a07396fed0ef27c5db13a1b700eac02754fc7
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4221
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfvr-vp65-vw72
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/4xxx/CVE-2023-4221.json