CVE-2026-33707
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in chamilo/chamilo-lms
Description
Chamilo LMS is a learning management system. Prior to 1.11.38 and 2.0.0-RC.3, the default password reset mechanism generates tokens using sha1($email) with no random component, no expiration, and no rate limiting. An attacker who knows a user's email can compute the reset token and change the victim's password without authentication. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.11.38 and 2.0.0-RC.3.
INFO
Published Date :
April 10, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 10, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Chamilo LMS to version 1.11.38 or later.
- Apply security patches for affected versions.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Chamilo LMS is a learning management system. Prior to 1.11.38 and 2.0.0-RC.3, the default password reset mechanism generates tokens using sha1($email) with no random component, no expiration, and no rate limiting. An attacker who knows a user's email can compute the reset token and change the victim's password without authentication. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.11.38 and 2.0.0-RC.3. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L Added CWE CWE-640 Added Reference https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/078d7e5b77679fa7ccfcd6783bd5cc683db0bda8 Added Reference https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/750a45312a0d5c3ad60dbfbd0d959ca40be4a18c Added Reference https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/security/advisories/GHSA-f27g-66gq-g7v2