CVE-2023-34960

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Weaponized

9.8

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.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(high)
EPSS: 99.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 1, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

cve@mitrehttp://chamilo.com
cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174314/Chamilo-1.11.18-Command-Injection.html
cve@mitrehttps://support.chamilo.org/projects/1/wiki/Security_issues#Issue-112-2023-04-20-Critical-impact-High-risk-Remote-Code-Execution
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://chamilo.com
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174314/Chamilo-1.11.18-Command-Injection.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.chamilo.org/projects/1/wiki/Security_issues#Issue-112-2023-04-20-Critical-impact-High-risk-Remote-Code-Execution

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-77Command Injection

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 2× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-06-01 13:51 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-28 13:43 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-24 20:22 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-24 20:22 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(5 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCMantodkaz/CVE-2023-34960
First seen Jul 24, 2023
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCAp0dexMe0/CVE-2023-34960
First seen Jul 22, 2023
Perform with Massive Command Injection (Chamilo)
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCAituglo/CVE-2023-34960
First seen Jun 9, 2023
CVE-2023-34960 Chamilo PoC
Open source ↗
Metasploitexploit/linux/http/chamilo_unauth_rce_cve_2023_34960✓ verified
First seen Jun 1, 2023
Chamilo unauthenticated command injection in PowerPoint upload
Open source ↗
Nucleihttp/cves/2023/CVE-2023-34960.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2023
Chamilo Command Injection
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-34960?

CVE-2023-34960 is a critical vulnerability published on August 1, 2023. 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.

When was CVE-2023-34960 disclosed?

CVE-2023-34960 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 1, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-34960 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-34960 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

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

CVE-2023-34960 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-34960?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-34960, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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