Cross-site scripting in Chamilo LMS - CVE-2026-61601
Published: August 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU140916
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-61601
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.
The vulnerability exists due to cross-site scripting in HTML href attributes in main/extra/myStudents.php when processing the origin and course query parameters. A remote user can send a specially crafted URL to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.
User interaction is required, and the victim must open a crafted URL while viewing the vulnerable page.
Affected software
Chamilo LMS
How to mitigate CVE-2026-61601
Install security update from vendor's website.
Chamilo LMS - update to 1.11.40