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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-40662 · published 21 March 2022

CVE-2021-40662: Chamilo cross-site request forgery vulnerability

Chamilo · Chamilo

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Chamilo LMS 1.11.14 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on victim hosts via user interaction with a crafted URL.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.1% · top 35.8% CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.8
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Chamilo LMS 1.11.14 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on victim hosts via user interaction with a crafted URL.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://febin0x4e4a.wordpress.com/2022/03/22/cve-2021-40662-chamilo-lms-1-11-14-rce/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://febinj.medium.com/cve-2021-40662-chamilo-lms-1-11-14-rce-5301bad245d7 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://support.chamilo.org/projects/1/wiki/Security_issues#Issue-83-2021-08-11-High-impact-Moderate-risk-Cross-Site-Req PatchVendor Advisory
https://febin0x4e4a.wordpress.com/2022/03/22/cve-2021-40662-chamilo-lms-1-11-14-rce/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://febinj.medium.com/cve-2021-40662-chamilo-lms-1-11-14-rce-5301bad245d7 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://support.chamilo.org/projects/1/wiki/Security_issues#Issue-83-2021-08-11-High-impact-Moderate-risk-Cross-Site-Req PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-40662), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.