CVE-2008-3260 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 22 Jul 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Claroline LMS via multiple parameters, potentially stealing user data or hijacking accounts.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-3260?

CVE-2008-3260 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jul 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Claroline before 1.8.10 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the cwd parameter in a rqMkHtml action to document/rqmkhtml.php, or the query string to (2) announcements/announcements.php, (3) calendar/agenda.php, (4) course/index.php, (5) course_description/index.php, (6) document/document.php, (7) exercise/exercise.php, (8) group/group_space.php, (9) phpbb/newtopic.php, (10) phpbb/reply.php, (11) phpbb/viewtopic.php, (12) wiki/wiki.php, or (13) work/work.php in claroline/.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3260?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Claroline Claroline.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3260?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2008-3260 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3260 exists.

Public exploit code: 12 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hhgj-x6rx-cfm3.