Description
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.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- chamilo / Chamilo0 – 1.11.20
References
- MISChttps://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-2023-3545
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-3545/
- PATCHhttps://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/dc7bfce429fbd843a95a57c184b6992c4d709549