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.

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Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:2.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:2.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:2.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:2.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:2.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:2.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:2.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:2.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:chamilo:chamilo_lms:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Chamilo
Chamilo chamilo Lms
Vendors & Products Chamilo
Chamilo chamilo Lms

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in chamilo/chamilo-lms
Weaknesses CWE-640
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-13T16:03:17.502Z

Reserved: 2026-03-23T17:06:05.747Z

Link: CVE-2026-33707

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-13T16:03:11.382Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-10T19:16:23.950

Modified: 2026-04-16T18:25:38.720

Link: CVE-2026-33707

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Updated: 2026-04-13T12:59:42Z

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