Dokeos authldap.php file include

dokeos-authldap-file-include (26274) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Dokeos Learning Management System could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the claroline/auth/ldap/authldap.php script using the 'includePath' parameter to specify a malicious PHP file from a remote system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Platforms Affected:

  • Dokeos, Dokeos 1.6.4

Remedy:

Apply the patch for this vulnerability, available from the Dokeos Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Thu May 11 2006 - 23:32:51 CDT, Dokeos LDAP hole fixed at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0240.html.
  • Dokeos Learning Management System Web site, Dokeos Open Source e-Learning at http://www.dokeos.com/.
  • BID-17873: Claroline Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
  • BID-17915: Dokeos LDAP_VAR.INC.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-2285: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in authldap.php in Dokeos 1.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the includePath parameter.
  • OSVDB ID: 25437: Dokeos authldap.php includePath Variable Remote File Inclusion
  • SA19980: Dokeos "includePath" Parameter File Inclusion Vulnerability
  • SECTRACK ID: 1016089: Dokeos Include File Bug in `authldap.php` Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-1680: Dokeos includePath Parameter Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability

Reported:

May 08, 2006

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