Claroline claro_init_local.inc.php extAuthSource[newUser] Parameter Remote File Inclusion

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22365

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by a remote file inclusion attack.

Description

The remote host is running Claroline, an open source, web-based, collaborative learning environment written in PHP.

The version of Claroline installed on the remote host fails to sanitize input to the 'extAuthSource' parameter array before using it to include PHP code in the 'claroline/inc/claro_init_local.inc.php' script. Provided PHP's 'register_globals' setting is enabled, an unauthenticated attacker may be able to exploit this issue to view arbitrary files on the remote host or to execute arbitrary PHP code, possibly taken from third-party hosts.

Solution

Either apply the security patch to version 1.7.7 or upgrade to Claroline 1.7.8 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22365

File Name: claroline_extauthsource_file_include.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/16/2006

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:claroline:claroline

Required KB Items: www/claroline

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4844

BID: 20056

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