Gallery index.php PHP file include
| gallery-indexphp-file-include (13419) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Gallery could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files, caused by a vulnerability in the index.php script. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script using the ?GALLERY_BASEDIR variable that specifies a malicious PHP file from a remote or local system as a parameter, which would allow the attacker to execute code on the vulnerable Web server.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 17, 2010.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Oct 11 2003 - 11:13:00 CDT : Gallery 1.4 including file vulnerability.
- Gallery Web site: Gallery :: your photos on your website.
- BID-8814: Gallery index.php Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-1227: PHP remote file include vulnerability in index.php for Gallery 1.4 and 1.4-pl1, when running on Windows or in Configuration mode on Unix, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the GALLERY_BASEDIR parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1412. NOTE: this issue might be exploitable only during installation, or if the administrator has not run a security script after installation.
Platforms Affected:
- Gallery Gallery 1.4 in setup mode
Reported:
Oct 11, 2003
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