Claroline 1.5.3/1.6 Beta/1.6 Rc1 exercise_result.php coursePath cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Claroline 1.5.3/1.6 Beta/1.6 Rc1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file exercise_result.php. Such manipulation of the argument coursePath leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1374. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Claroline 1.5.3/1.6 Beta/1.6 Rc1 (Learning Management Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file exercise_result.php. The manipulation of the argument coursePath with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Claroline 1.5.3 through 1.6 Release Candidate 1, and possibly Dokeos, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) exercise_result.php, (2) exercice_submit.php, (3) agenda.php, (4) learningPathList.php, (5) learningPathAdmin.php, (6) learningPath.php, (7) userLog.php, (8) tool parameter to toolaccess_details.php, (9) data parameter to user_access_details.php, or (10) coursePath parameter to myagenda.php.

The bug was discovered 04/18/2005. The weakness was shared 05/03/2005 by Sieg Fried with Zone-H (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1374 since 05/02/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:exercise_result.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18165 (Claroline < 1.5.4 / 1.6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (RFI, SQLi, XSS, Traversal)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3633.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20295), Exploit-DB (25551), Tenable (18165), SecurityFocus (BID 13407†) and OSVDB (16523†). The entries VDB-25007, VDB-25006 and VDB-25005 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
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Nessus ID: 18165
Nessus Name: Claroline < 1.5.4 / 1.6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (RFI, SQLi, XSS, Traversal)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/18/2005 🔍
04/27/2005 +9 days 🔍
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04/28/2005 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: Sieg Fried
Organization: Zone-H
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1374 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1374
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25004
X-Force: 20295
SecurityFocus: 13407 - Claroline E-Learning Application Multiple Remote Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15161 - Claroline Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 16523 - Claroline agenda.php XSS
SecurityTracker: 1013822
Vulnerability Center: 7790 - Multiple XSS in Claroline 1.5.3 and 1.6 rc1, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 05/24/2025 12:28
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (79), 06/01/2019 08:31 (4), 05/24/2025 12:28 (25)
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