Claroline 1.8.3 index.php _SERVER cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Claroline 1.8.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument _SERVER leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-3517. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Claroline 1.8.3 (Learning Management Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument _SERVER 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Claroline 1.8.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO (PHP_SELF) to (1) index.php, (2) demo/claroline170/index.php, and possibly other scripts.

The weakness was published 03/11/2007 by Fernando Munoz (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3517 since 07/03/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (30259), SecurityFocus (BID 24742†), OSVDB (36333†) and Secunia (SA25887†). Similar entry is available at VDB-85663. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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07/02/2007 +112 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Fernando Munoz
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-3517 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3517
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37595
SecurityFocus: 24742 - Claroline $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] Parameter Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25887 - Claroline "$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 36333 - Claroline index.php $_SERVER PHP_SELF Parameter XSS
Vupen: ADV-2007-2402

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

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/06/2025 05:02
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (56), 09/05/2018 07:20 (8), 07/06/2025 05:02 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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