Claroline $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] Parameter Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

BID:24742

Info

Claroline $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] Parameter Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 24742
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-3517
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 02 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:37PM
Credit: munozferna reported these vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable: Claroline Claroline 1.8.3
Claroline Claroline 1.8.2
Claroline Claroline 1.8.1
Claroline Claroline 1.8 rc1
Claroline Claroline 1.8
Claroline Claroline 1.7.8
Claroline Claroline 1.7.7
Claroline Claroline 1.7.6
Claroline Claroline 1.7.5
Claroline Claroline 1.7.4
Claroline Claroline 1.7.3
Claroline Claroline 1.7.2
Claroline Claroline 1.7.1
Claroline Claroline 1.6 rc1
Claroline Claroline 1.6 beta
Claroline Claroline 1.6
Claroline Claroline 1.5.4
Claroline Claroline 1.5.3
Claroline Claroline 1.5
Claroline Claroline 1.7
Claroline Claroline 1.6
Claroline Claroline 1.5
Claroline Claroline 1.4
Claroline Claroline 1.3
Claroline Claroline 1.2
Not Vulnerable: Claroline Claroline 1.8.4

Discussion

Claroline $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] Parameter Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Claroline is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Versions prior to Claroline 1.8.4 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Claroline $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] Parameter Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Attackers may exploit these issues through a browser.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/index.php?[XSS]

Solution / Fix

Claroline $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] Parameter Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor has released Claroline 1.8.4 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Claroline Claroline 1.2

Claroline Claroline 1.5

Claroline Claroline 1.4

Claroline Claroline 1.3

Claroline Claroline 1.6

Claroline Claroline 1.7

Claroline Claroline 1.5

Claroline Claroline 1.5.3

Claroline Claroline 1.5.4

Claroline Claroline 1.6

Claroline Claroline 1.6 rc1

Claroline Claroline 1.6 beta

Claroline Claroline 1.7.1

Claroline Claroline 1.7.2

Claroline Claroline 1.7.3

Claroline Claroline 1.7.4

Claroline Claroline 1.7.5

Claroline Claroline 1.7.6

Claroline Claroline 1.7.7

Claroline Claroline 1.7.8

Claroline Claroline 1.8

Claroline Claroline 1.8 rc1

Claroline Claroline 1.8.1

Claroline Claroline 1.8.2

Claroline Claroline 1.8.3

References

Claroline $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] Parameter Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

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