Gallery username cross-site scripting
| gallery-username-xss (18938) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Gallery is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the login.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the username parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Gallery, Gallery 1.4.4-pl2
- Gentoo, Linux
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Gallery (1.4.4-pl6 or later), available from the Gallery Web site. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2005-01-45 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
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.
- VulnWatch Mailing List, Mon Jan 17 2005 - 14:34:43 CST , Gallery v1.3.4-pl1, v1.4.4-pl2, 2.0 Alpha Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q1/0031.html.
- BID-12292: Gallery Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0220: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in login.php in Gallery 1.4.4-pl2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username field.
- GLSA-200501-45: Gallery: Cross-site scripting vulnerability
- SA13887: Gallery "username" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Jan 17, 2005
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