Chamilo LMS has Unauthenticated SSRF and Open Email Relay via install.ajax.php test_mailer action

Summary

CVECVE-2026-33715
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-14 21:16:26 UTC
Updated2026-04-17 15:38:09 UTC
DescriptionChamilo 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.2 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000680000 probability, percentile 0.208630000 (date 2026-04-21)

Problem Types: CWE-306 | CWE-918 | CWE-306 CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function | CWE-918 CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Chamilo Chamilo-lms affected >= 2.0-RC.2, < 2.0-RC.3 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/releases/tag/v2.0.0-RC.3 [email protected] github.com
github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/security/advisories/GHSA-mxc9-9335-45mc [email protected] github.com
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