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TITLE:
Claroline Two File Inclusion Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20434

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20434/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Claroline 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/4607/

DESCRIPTION:
rgod has reported two vulnerabilities in Claroline, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Input passed to the "includePath" parameter in
"claroline/auth/extauth/drivers/mambo.inc.php" and
"claroline/auth/extauth/drivers/postnuke.inc.php" isn't properly
verified, before it is used to include files. This can be exploited
to include arbitrary files from external and local resources.

The vulnerability is related to:
SA20003

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.76. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
rgod

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/1877

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA20003:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20003/

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