CVE-2006-4844

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in inc/claro_init_local.inc.php in Claroline 1.7.7 and earlier, as used in Dokeos and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the extAuthSource[newUser] parameter.

Published: 2006-09-19 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4844 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.08%, 95th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-4844

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
43841 exploit_db edb 2016-08-14 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4844

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-17 10.00% 10.08% +0.07%
2 2026-06-15 4.32% 10.00% +5.68%
3 2026-03-02 — 4.32% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4844

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4844

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-4844

Solution: Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled. This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Claroline, Claroline, 1.7.8

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4844

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
claroline claroline <= 1.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.6_beta cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.6_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.6_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.6_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claroline claroline 1.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:claroline:claroline:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dokeos open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:dokeos:open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dokeos open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:dokeos:open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dokeos open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:dokeos:open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dokeos open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool 1.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:dokeos:open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dokeos open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool 1.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:dokeos:open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dokeos open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool 1.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:dokeos:open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dokeos open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool 1.6.4_p1 cpe:2.3:a:dokeos:open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool:1.6.4_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dokeos open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool 1.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:dokeos:open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dokeos open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool 1.6_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:dokeos:open_source_learning_and_knowledge_management_tool:1.6_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4844

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