CVE-2007-4742 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated administrators can obtain sensitive path information via an invalid sort parameter in Claroline, potentially aiding further attacks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-4742?

CVE-2007-4742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Sep 2007. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4742?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Claroline Claroline.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4742?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-4742 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4742 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-657q-86jr-x2g6.

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