claroline up to 1.8.9 Redirector link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in claroline and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Redirector. This manipulation causes link following. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-3261. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in claroline (Learning Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Redirector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Open redirect vulnerability in claroline/redirector.php in Claroline before 1.8.10 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the url parameter.

The weakness was presented 07/22/2008 by DiGiT with Digital Security Research Group (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3261 since 07/22/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 1.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43854), Exploit-DB (32071), SecurityFocus (BID 30269†) and Secunia (SA31116†). See VDB-43334 and VDB-43332 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Learning Management Software

Name

• claroline

Version

• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.6
• 1.6 Beta
• 1.6 Rc1
• 1.7
• 1.7.1
• 1.7.2
• 1.7.3
• 1.7.4
• 1.7.5
• 1.7.6
• 1.7.7
• 1.8.0
• 1.8.1
• 1.8.2
• 1.8.3
• 1.8.4
• 1.8.5
• 1.8.6
• 1.8.7
• 1.8.8
• 1.8.9

License

• open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: claroline 1.7.1

Timelineinfo

07/15/2008 🔍
07/22/2008 +7 days 🔍
07/22/2008 +0 days 🔍
07/22/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2429 days 🔍
04/27/2025 +3694 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: DiGiT
Organization: Digital Security Research Group
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43333
X-Force: 43854 - Claroline multiple scripts cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 30269 - Claroline Prior to 1.8.10 Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31116

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

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 04/27/2025 17:23
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (55), 09/30/2018 09:10 (8), 04/27/2025 17:23 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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