24286 : Claroline scormExport.inc.php includePath Variable Remote File Inclusion
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Last Modified

6 months ago

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100%

Disclosure

Mar 30, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Mar 30, 2006

Solution

Unknown

Description

Claroline contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is due to scormExport.inc.php not properly sanitizing user input supplied to the 'includePath' variable. This may allow an attacker to include a file from a remote host that contains arbitrary commands which will be executed by the vulnerable script.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Technical

This vulnerability is only present when the mallow_url_fopen PHP option is 'on' and the register_globals PHP option is 'on'.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.7.5 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Claroline
Watch-list
Claroline
Watch-list
1.7.4

References

Tools & Filters

Nessus

21167

Manual Testing Notes

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  • rgod - rgodBrand New Doo Dooautistici.org - http://retrogod.altervista.org

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