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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2025-55208

High
9/10

Summary

Chamilo is a learning management system. Versions prior to 1.11.34 have a Stored XSS through insecure file uploads in `Social Networks`. Through it, a low-privilege user can execute arbitrary code in the admin user inbox, allowing takeover of the admin account. Version 1.11.34 fixes the issue.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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  • Published