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CVE-2023-34960

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-10-14 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2023-08-01
  • WeaknessCWE-77

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Description

A command injection vulnerability in the wsConvertPpt component of Chamilo v1.11.* up to v1.11.18 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a SOAP API call with a crafted PowerPoint name.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-08-0102:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-10-1414:57Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2023-10-1414:57Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Versions per branch

NVD
Chamilo
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.11≥ 1.11.0, ≤ 1.11.18no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/linux/http/chamilo_unauth_rce_cve_2023_34960rank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-08-01
Last Modified
2026-07-09
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-p97h-9fxf-wpq6

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-34960?

A command injection vulnerability in the wsConvertPpt component of Chamilo v1.11.* up to v1.11.18 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a SOAP API call with a crafted PowerPoint name.

Is CVE-2023-34960 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-34960 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 99.3% on 2026-11-04, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-34960?

CVE-2023-34960 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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