PhpWebGallery picture.php security bypass
| phpwebgallery-picture-bypass-security (26079) |  Low Risk |
Description:
PhpWebGallery could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request to the picture.php script containing an empty 'cat' parameter, which could allow the attacker to bypass security restrictions and view arbitrary photos on an affected system.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PhpWeb Gallery (1.6.0RC1 or later), available from the PhpWebGallery Download Web page. See References.
References:
- PhpWebGallery Download Web page: PhpWebGallery Downloads.
- PhpWebGallery Web site: PhpWebGallery.
- CVE-2006-2041: PhpWebGallery before 1.6.0RC1 allows remote attackers to obtain arbitrary pictures via a request to picture.php without specifying the cat parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
- SA19801: PhpWebGallery "picture.php" Disclosure of Arbitrary Pictures
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1515: PhpWebGallery cat Parameter Handling Remote Pictures Disclosure Weakness
Platforms Affected:
- PhpWebGallery PhpWebGallery prior to 1.6.0RC1
Reported:
Apr 25, 2006
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