Gallery GALLERY_BASEDIR PHP file include
| gallery-gallerybasedir-file-include (14950) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Gallery could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files, caused by a vulnerability in the GALLERY_BASEDIR parameter. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to a vulnerable system using the GALLERY_BASEDIR variable to specify 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Gallery, Gallery 1.3.1
- Gallery, Gallery 1.3.2
- Gallery, Gallery 1.3.3
- Gallery, Gallery 1.4
- Gallery, Gallery 1.4.1
- Gentoo, Linux
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Gallery (1.4.2-RC1 or later), available from the Gallery Web site. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of gallery (1.4.1_p1 or later), as listed in Gentoo Linux Security Announcement 200402-04. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Gallery Web site, Gallery :: your photos on your website at http://gallery.menalto.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index.
- Gentoo Linux Security Announcement 200402-04, Gallery <= 1.4.1 remote exploit vulnerability at http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/105724/104/. (From LinuxSecurity archive)
- BID-9490: Gallery Remote Global Variable Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-2124: The register_globals simulation capability in Gallery 1.3.1 through 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to modify the HTTP_POST_VARS variable and conduct a PHP remote file inclusion attack via the GALLERY_BASEDIR parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1412.
- OSVDB ID: 3737: Gallery HTTP Global Variables File Inclusion
- SA10712: Gallery Arbitrary File Inclusion Vulnerability
Reported:
Jan 26, 2004
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