CVE-2006-4844

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-09-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in inc/claro_init_local.inc.php in Claroline 1.7.7 and earlier, as used in Dokeos and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the extAuthSource[newUser] parameter.

Affected products

Claroline: through 1.7.7; 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.5.3, 1.5.4 (+10)
Dokeos Open Source Learning And Knowledge Management Tool: 1.4, 1.5, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.5.5, 1.6.4 (+3)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21931
http://secunia.com/advisories/21948
http://www.claroline.net/wiki/index.php/Changelog_1.7.x#Modification_between_claroline_1.7.7_and_1.7.8
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00112-09142006
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00112-09142006&
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20056
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3638
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3639
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28943
http://secunia.com/advisories/21931
http://secunia.com/advisories/21948
http://www.claroline.net/wiki/index.php/Changelog_1.7.x#Modification_between_claroline_1.7.7_and_1.7.8

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