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CVE-2007-4742

4.3 · MEDIUM

Claroline before 1.8.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to obtain sensitive information via an invalid value in the sort parameter to admin/adminusers.php, which reveals the path in an er…

Published Sep 6, 2007clarolineCWE-20EPSS 1.04%

Overview

CVE-2007-4742 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting claroline claroline. It was published on September 6, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Claroline before 1.8.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to obtain sensitive information via an invalid value in the sort parameter to admin/adminusers.php, which reveals the path in an error message in some circumstances, as demonstrated by a parameter value containing an XSS sequence.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from claroline. Update claroline to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
clarolineclaroline0Affected

References

Refcvs.claroline.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/claroline/claroline/admin/adminusers.php?only_with_tag=V_1_8&r2=1.109.2.1&r1=1.10Refosvdb.org/39160Refwww.claroline.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13448Refcvs.claroline.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/claroline/claroline/admin/adminusers.php?only_with_tag=V_1_8&r2=1.109.2.1&r1=1.10Refosvdb.org/39160Refwww.claroline.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13448

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-4742?

CVE-2007-4742 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting claroline claroline. It was published on September 6, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-4742?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-4742?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from claroline. Update claroline to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-4742?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-4742 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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