Claroline index.php _SERVER cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Claroline. The affected element is an unknown function of the file demo/claroline170/index.php. This manipulation of the argument _SERVER causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-3517. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Claroline (Learning Management Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file demo/claroline170/index.php. The manipulation of the argument _SERVER with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect 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 presented 03/11/2007 by Fernando Munoz (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at claroline.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-3517 since 07/03/2007. 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 and also 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. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:demo/claroline170/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 (36334†) and Secunia (SA25887†). See VDB-37595 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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03/11/2007 🔍
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07/02/2007 +113 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: claroline.net
Researcher: Fernando Munoz
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-3517 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3517
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-85663
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: 36334 - Claroline demo/claroline170/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: 05/08/2016 21:59
Updated: 07/06/2025 05:47
Changes: 05/08/2016 21:59 (56), 01/07/2019 13:21 (6), 07/06/2025 05:47 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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