Coppermine Photo Gallery file upload

coppermine-file-upload (26588) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Coppermine Photo Gallery could allow a remote attacker to upload malicious PHP files. If the 'mod_mime' module is installed, a remote attacker could send a file with a specially-crafted URL request to the upload function which will allow a malicious PHP file to be uploaded from a remote system, and could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Platforms Affected:

  • Grégory Demar, Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.4.5 and prior

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Coppermine Photo Gallery (1.4.6 or later), available from SourceForge.net. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • SourceForge.net, Project: Coppermine Photo Gallery: Summary at http://sourceforge.net/projects/coppermine/.
  • CVE-2006-2514: Coppermine galleries before 1.4.6, when running on Apache with mod_mime installed, allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files via a filename with multiple file extensions.
  • SA20211: Coppermine Photo Gallery Multiple File Extensions Vulnerability
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-1892: Coppermine Photo Gallery File Extension Handling File Upload Vulnerability

Reported:

May 22, 2006

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