Coppermine Photo Gallery docs/showdoc.php file include

coppermine-showdoc-file-include (24816) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Coppermine Photo Gallery could allow a remote attacker to include malicious files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the docs/showdoc.php script using the 'f' parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote or local system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Coppermine Photo Gallery (1.4.3 or later), available from the Coppermine Photo Gallery Web site. See References.

References:

  • Altervista.org Web site: Coppermine Photo Gallery <= 1.4.3 arbitrary local/remote inclusion. (Original advisory)
  • BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Feb 17 2006 - 22:57:37 CST: Coppermine Photo Gallery <=1.4.3 remote code execution.
  • SourceForge.net: Project: Coppermine Photo Gallery: Summary.
  • BID-16718: Coppermine Multiple File Include Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-0873: Absolute path traversal vulnerability in docs/showdocs.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via the f parameter, and possibly remote files using UNC share pathnames.
  • SA18941: Coppermine Photo Gallery File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1015646: Coppermine Photo Gallery Include File Bugs in `include/init.inc.php` and `docs/showdoc.php` Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-0669: Coppermine Photo Gallery Multiple Remote File Inclusion Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Gregory Demar Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.4.3

Reported:

Feb 17, 2006

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