Description
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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Claroline < 1.7.7 - Arbitrary File Inclusion EDB-43841 · webapps · Aug 14, 2016
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.claroline.net/wiki/index.php/Changelog_1.7.x#Modification_between_claroline_1.7.7_and_1.7.8
- 20056 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-3638 vdb-entry
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00112-09142006&
- claroline-claro-file-include(28943) vdb-entry
- 21948 third-party-advisory
- 21931 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-3639 vdb-entry
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00112-09142006