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TI-2022-17320 Aliases CVE-2022-37160GHSA-wf9g-xq9w-3q55

Claroline 13.5.7 and prior allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges via the…

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Claroline 13.5.7 and prior allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges via the arbitrary creation of a privileged user. By combining the XSS vulnerability present in several upload forms and a javascript request to the present API, it is possible to trigger the creation of a user with administrative rights by opening an SVG file as an administrator user.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00627 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 13.5.7VulnerableClaroline
  • cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 13.5.7 Vulnerable ·Claroline

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-37160
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wf9g-xq9w-3q55
  3. 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2022-17319 Claroline 13.5.7 and prior is vulnerable to Remote code execution via arbitrary file upload. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2006-00397 claro_init_local.inc.php in Claroline 1.7.2 uses guessable session cookies (MD5 hash of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-01544 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in document/rqmkhtml.php in Claroline 1.7.4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-06790 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Claroline 1.7.5 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-02225 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Claroline 1.7.5 allow remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2006-05072 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in claroline/inc/lib/import.lib.php in Claroline… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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