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CVE-2023-34962:
Chamilo vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-34962 affects Chamilo Learning Management System (LMS) versions 1.11.x up to v1.11.18. The vulnerability was discovered in June 2023 and involves incorrect access control that allows a student to arbitrarily access and modify another student's personal notes (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper access control validation in the notes functionality. The issue has a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.1 HIGH (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N), indicating network accessibility with low attack complexity and requiring low privileges (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated students to access and modify personal notes belonging to other students, compromising both the confidentiality and integrity of student data (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in subsequent releases. The fix includes adding proper validation to ensure that only the author can edit their notes and adding course ID requirements to edit/delete note links (GitHub Patch, GitHub Patch). Users should upgrade to a patched version.
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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