CVE-2026-12789: ILIAS Learning Management System SQL injection in Learning Progress Tracking

CVE-2026-12789 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.7 · Published 2026-06-21

A security vulnerability has been identified in the ILIAS Learning Management System, a platform used for hosting online courses and tracking student progress. An attacker with high-level administrative privileges can exploit this flaw to interfere with the underlying database. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or disruption of the learning platform's operations.

Technologies: ILIAS eLearning e.V. ILIAS. Vendors: ILIAS eLearning e.V..

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-12789 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-12789 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-12789?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.7, published 21 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
ILIAS eLearning e.V. ILIAS 11.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-12789?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-12789 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-12789?
Check whether you run ILIAS eLearning e.V. ILIAS at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in ILIAS Learning Management System 11.0 within the Learning Progress Tracking component. The flaw is located in the ilTrQuery::executeQueries function in the components/ILIAS/Tracking/classes/class.ilTrQuery.php file. An attacker can trigger this vulnerability by manipulating the 'troup_table_nav' argument. While the attack can be launched remotely, it requires high-level administrative privileges (PR:H). Successful exploitation allows for the execution of arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to data disclosure or modification. A public exploit is reportedly available, and the vendor has not yet responded to the disclosure.

Affected products

  • ILIAS Learning Management System 11.0

Timeline

  • 2026-06-21: advisory: Initial disclosure by VulDB and NVD

References

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