Claroline claro_init_local.inc.php file include
| claroline-claro-file-include (28943) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Claroline could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. When register globals is enabled, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the claro_init_local.inc.php script using the extAuthSource[newUser] parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.
Note: This vulnerability also affected Dokeos, which is based off of the Claroline code base.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
For Claroline:
Upgrade to the latest version of Claroline (1.7.8 or later), available from the Claroline Web site. See References.
For Dokeos:
No remedy available as of September 2006.
References:
- Claroline Web site: Claroline.net- Open Source eLearning.
- Dokeos Open Source e-Learning Web site: Dokeos.
- GulfTech Research And Development September 14, 2006 : Claroline Arbitrary File Inclusion .
- BID-20056: Claroline Claro_Init_Local.Inc.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4844: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in inc/claro_init_local.inc.php in Claroline 1.7.7 and earlier, as used in Dokeos and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the extAuthSource[newUser] parameter.
- SA21931: Claroline "extAuthSource[`newUser`]" File Inclusion Vulnerability
- SA21948: Dokeos "extAuthSource[`newUser`]" File Inclusion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3638: Dokeos extAuthSource[newUser] Parameter Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3639: Claroline extAuthSource[newUser] Parameter Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Claroline Claroline 1.7.7 and prior
- Dokeos Dokeos
Reported:
Sep 14, 2006
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