CVE-2026-110761
8.8HighPublished 14 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Deferred · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Impact
- Full C/I/A compromise
- Weakness
- CWE-502
Impact
Authenticated users with Test creation or import permissions can execute arbitrary code by writing PHP files through gadget chains. They only need low-privilege access allowing Test archive imports.
Root cause
The Test results import parser passes an untrusted tst_sequence sequence attribute directly into PHP's unserialize() function.
Affected systems
ILIAS versions before 9.24, 10.12, and 11.5
CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Fix & remediation
Upgrade ILIAS to version 9.24, 10.12, 11.5, or later. If patching immediately is not possible, revoke Test creation and import permissions from non-administrative users.
$ git pull && git checkout v9.24.0AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?
NVD description
ILIAS before 9.24, 10.12, and 11.5 contains a PHP object injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Test creation or import permission to deserialize arbitrary objects via crafted Test archives. Attackers can inject a malicious tst_sequence sequence attribute that is passed to unserialize(), abusing Guzzle or Monolog gadget chains to write PHP files and execute code.
References
- https://docu.ilias.de/go/blog/15821/952
- https://docu.ilias.de/ilias.php?baseClass=illmpresentationgui&obj_id=228077&ref_id=35
- https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS
- https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/blob/2a3758ee3b01e5c66922e08f58a2189146b884d4/components/ILIAS/Test/classes/class.ilObjTest.php#L7364
- https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/blob/2a3758ee3b01e5c66922e08f58a2189146b884d4/components/ILIAS/Test/classes/class.ilTestResultsImportParser.php#L225
- https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/267d4645ea940f8f97d1a9838deff6a12097564d
- https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/ac4684239641fb3dab2d636b53a61c46462d1208
- https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/cf4e9c230edfd96fc94a1b1d355500aa8c6f1771
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ilias-before-9.24-10.12-and-11.5-php-object-injection-via-test-results-import