CVE-2023-4223
Chamilo LMS File Upload Functionality Remote Code Execution
Unrestricted file upload in /main/inc/ajax/document.ajax.php in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows authenticated attackers with learner role to obtain remote code execution via uploading of PHP files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.8
Chamilo LMS File Upload Functionality Remote Code Execution
Unrestricted file upload in /main/inc/ajax/document.ajax.php in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows authenticated attackers with learner role to obtain remote code execution via uploading of PHP files.
- Record
CVE-2023-4223- 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-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-54096
8.8
Unrestricted file upload in /main/inc/ajax/document.ajax.php in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows authenticated attackers with learner role to obtain remote code execution via uploading of PHP files.
- Record
EUVD-2023-54096- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-73v5-4v68-mjjx
8.8
Unrestricted file upload in `/main/inc/ajax/document.ajax.php` in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows...
Unrestricted file upload in /main/inc/ajax/document.ajax.php in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows authenticated attackers with learner role to obtain remote code execution via uploading of PHP files.
- Record
GHSA-73v5-4v68-mjjx- 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-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.8
Unrestricted file upload in /main/inc/ajax/document.ajax.php in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows authenticated attackers with learner role to obtain remote code execution via uploading of PHP files.
- Record
CVE-2023-4223- 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-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
Chamilo LMS File Upload Functionality Remote Code Execution
Unrestricted file upload in /main/inc/ajax/document.ajax.php in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.24 allows authenticated attackers with learner role to obtain remote code execution via uploading of PHP files.
- Record
CVE-2023-4223- 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-434
- 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-2023-4223 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Chamilo, published November 28, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.83%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.chamilo.org/projects/chamilo-18/wiki/security_issues
starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-4223
github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/6f32625a012d5de2dfe8edbccb4ed14a85e310d4
github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/3d74fb7d99bd2e287730552f7a66562417a55047
github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/e864127a440c2cab0eb62c113a04e2e904543a1f
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4223
github.com/advisories/GHSA-73v5-4v68-mjjx
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/4xxx/CVE-2023-4223.json