Scry Gallery index.php path disclosure

scry-gallery-index-path-disclosure (25990) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Scry Gallery could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script containing an invalid 'p' parameter to cause an error message to be returned containing the full installation path. This information could be used to launch further attacks against the affected system.

Platforms Affected:

  • James Byers, Scry Gallery

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Apr 21 2006 - 13:54:08 CDT, Scry Gallery Directory Traversal & Full Path Disclosure Vulnerabilites at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0453.html.
  • Scry Gallery Web site, Scry: Simple PHP Photo Album at http://scry.org/.
  • BID-17668: Scry Gallery Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-1996: Scry Gallery 1.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid p parameter, which reveals the path in an error message.
  • OSVDB ID: 24890: Scry index.php p Variable Path Disclosure
  • SA19777: Scry Directory Traversal Vulnerability and Path Disclosure Weakness
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-1490: Scry p Variable Remote Directory Traversal and Full Path Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Reported:

Apr 21, 2006

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