CVE-2007-4717

Claroline < 1.8.5 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting via Admin Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 3 public exploits for CVE-2007-4717. PoCs published by Fernando Munoz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a local file inclusion vulnerability and multiple XSS vulnerabilities in Claroline versions prior to 1.8.6. It includes a sample URL demonstrating an XSS attack vector but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Claroline before 1.8.6 allow remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) dir parameter in admin/adminusers.php, the (2) action parameter in admin/advancedUserSearch.php, and the (3) view parameter in admin/campusProblem.php.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Fernando Munoz · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30559

The provided text describes a local file inclusion vulnerability and multiple XSS vulnerabilities in Claroline versions prior to 1.8.6. It includes a sample URL demonstrating an XSS attack vector but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Claroline < 1.8.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable Claroline instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Fernando Munoz · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30558

The provided text describes a local file inclusion vulnerability and multiple XSS vulnerabilities in Claroline versions prior to 1.8.6. It includes a sample URL for XSS exploitation but lacks actual exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Claroline < 1.8.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Fernando Munoz · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30557

The provided text describes a local file-include vulnerability and multiple XSS vulnerabilities in Claroline versions prior to 1.8.6. It includes example URLs demonstrating the XSS vectors but does not contain executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Claroline < 1.8.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable Claroline instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.claroline.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13448
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/38925
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/38927
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25521
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26685
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3045
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/38926

Scores

EPSS 0.0311
EPSS Percentile 86.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
claroline/claroline < 1.8.5
Published Sep 05, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026