CVE-2023-3545
criticalpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Improper sanitisation in `main/inc/lib/fileUpload.lib.php` in Chamilo LMS <= v1.11.20 on Windows and Apache installations allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass file upload security protections and obtain remote code execution via uploading of `.htaccess` file. This vulnerability may be exploited by privileged attackers or chained with unauthenticated arbitrary file write vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2023-3533, to achieve remote code execution.
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affected products (2)
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references (9)
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- https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/dc7bfce429fbd843a95a57c184b6992c4d709549cnnvd
- https://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-3545/cnnvd
- https://support.chamilo.org/projects/chamilo-18/wiki/security_issues#Issue-125-2023-07-13-Critical-impact-Moderate-risk-Htaccess-File-Upload-Security-Bypass-on-Windows-CVE-2023-3545cnnvd
- https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/dc7bfce429fbd843a95a57c184b6992c4d709549enisa_euvd
- https://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-3545/enisa_euvd
- https://support.chamilo.org/projects/chamilo-18/wiki/security_issues#Issue-125-2023-07-13-Critical-impact-Moderate-risk-Htaccess-File-Upload-Security-Bypass-on-Windows-CVE-2023-3545enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/dc7bfce429fbd843a95a57c184b6992c4d709549Patchnvd
- https://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-3545/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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