Gallery album data modification

gallery-album-data-modification (24538)

Medium Risk

Description:

Gallery could allow a remote attacker to modify album data and possibly execute arbitrary code on the server. If an attacker with write access to the server could persuade an administrator to click on a URL link to an attacker-supplied file located on the server, the attacker could modify album data and possibly execute arbitrary code on the server.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	5.6
Access Vector:	Remote
Access Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Not Required
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial
Temporal Score:	4.1
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Gallery (1.5.2-pl2 or later), available from the Gallery Web site. See References.

References:

• Gallery Web site: Gallery 1.5.2-pl2 Security Release.
• BID-16533: Gallery Data Code Execution Vulnerability
• CVE-2006-0587: Unspecified vulnerability in util.php in Gallery before 1.5.2-pl2 allows remote authenticated users with trick an owner into modifying stored album data and possibly executing arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving a crafted link to a crafted file.
• OSVDB ID: 22944: Gallery Crafted File Path Manipulation Arbitrary Code Execution
• SA18735: Gallery "util.php" Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
• SECTRACK ID: 1015641: Gallery `util.php` Include File Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Code Stored on the Local System

Platforms Affected:

• Gallery Gallery 1.5.2

Reported:

Feb 07, 2006

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