CVE-2026-33715 | Chamilo LMS up to 2.0-RC.2 AJAX Endpoint global.inc.php test_mailer missing authentication (GHSA-mxc9-9335-45mc)
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A vulnerability was found in Chamilo LMS up to 2.0-RC.2 . It has been declared as critical . This vulnerability affects the function test_mailer of the file global.inc.php of the component AJAX Endpoint . Executing a manipulation can lead to missing authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-33715 . It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
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VDB-357581 · CVE-2026-33715 · GHSA-MXC9-9335-45MC
CHAMILO LMS UP TO 2.0-RC.2 AJAX ENDPOINT GLOBAL.INC.PHP TEST_MAILER MISSING AUTHENTICATION
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7.1 $0-$5k 1.69+
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability was found in Chamilo LMS up to 2.0-RC.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function test_mailer of the file global.inc.php of the component AJAX Endpoint. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-33715. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Chamilo LMS up to 2.0-RC.2. This issue affects the function test_mailer of the file global.inc.php of the component AJAX Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Chamilo LMS is an open-source learning management system. In version 2.0-RC.2, the file public/main/inc/ajax/install.ajax.php is accessible without authentication on fully installed instances because, unlike other AJAX endpoints, it does not include the global.inc.php file that performs authentication and installation-completed checks. Its test_mailer action accepts an arbitrary Symfony Mailer DSN string from POST data and uses it to connect to an attacker-specified SMTP server, enabling Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) into internal networks via the SMTP protocol. An unauthenticated attacker can also abuse this to weaponize the Chamilo server as an open email relay for phishing and spam campaigns, with emails appearing to originate from the server's IP address. Additionally, error responses from failed SMTP connections may disclose information about internal network topology and running services. This issue has been fixed in version 2.0.0-RC.3.
The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-33715 since 03/23/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
By approaching the search of inurl:global.inc.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
Upgrading to version 2.0-RC.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.
Productinfo
Type
Content Management System
Vendor
Chamilo
Name
LMS
Version
2.0-RC.0
2.0-RC.1
2.0-RC.2
License
open-source
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CVSSv3info
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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CVSSv2info
Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LMS 2.0-RC.3
Timelineinfo
03/23/2026 CVE reserved
04/14/2026 +21 days Advisory disclosed
04/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Advisory: GHSA-mxc9-9335-45mc
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-33715 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-33715
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357581
Entryinfo
Created: 04/14/2026 23:53
Changes: 04/14/2026 23:53 (69)
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Cache ID: 99:0E8:101
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