Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable over the internet?

Yes. An attacker can exploit it remotely by convincing an authenticated trainer to visit a malicious page or open crafted content while logged into Chamilo. The attacker does not need direct access to the Chamilo instance itself.

What level of access does an attacker need to succeed?

The attacker does not need an account with delete permissions; instead, they rely on the victim's existing privileges. The victim must be logged in as a user who can delete projects (such as a trainer), and their browser must automatically send session cookies.

What is the safest general fix pattern for this type of issue?

The most reliable fix is to require strong CSRF defenses on all state-changing endpoints: - Move destructive actions (like deletion) away from GET to POST or other non-GET methods. - Enforce CSRF tokens that must be present and valid for the request to proceed. - Pair this with confirmation steps for high-risk operations.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.1)

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) in Chamilo Course Project Deletion

CVE-2025-59541

Published:

Mar 5, 2026

Status:

Received

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CWE:

CWE-352

Impact:

Unauthorized Action Execution on Behalf of Authenticated Users

Severity:

HIGH RISK

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CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CWE:

CWE-352

Impact:

Unauthorized Action Execution on Behalf of Authenticated Users

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) in Chamilo Course Project Deletion

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

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