CVE-2023-34960 (GCVE-0-2023-34960)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-01 00:00 – Updated: 2026-07-09 00:26
VLAI Previdian
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-23 20:44 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 1d10b317-e055-41cb-aa09-57f25fa65170

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-34960

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-07-07 02:00 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-07-07
Asserted: 2025-07-07
Scope
Notes: A command injection vulnerability in the wsConvertPpt component of Chamilo v1.11.* up to v1.11.18 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands... | Affected: Chamilo / Chamilo | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.99325 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title A command injection vulnerability in the wsConvertPpt component of Chamilo v1.11.* up to v1.11.18 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands...
Cve Id CVE-2023-34960
Vendor Chamilo
Ghsa Id None
Product Chamilo
Added Date 2025-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.99325
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.99939
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2023-34960
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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