Ralf Image Gallery "dir_abs_src" and "dir_abs_admin_src" cross-site scripting

rig-dirabssrc-dirabsadminsrc-xss (27257) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Ralf Image Gallery (RIG) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. If register_globals is enabled, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability in the check_entry.php script using the 'dir_abs_src' parameter or the admin_album.php, admin_image.php and admin_util.php scripts using the 'dir_abs_admin_src' parameter to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 2.8
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: High
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 2.4
  Exploitability: High
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Ralf Image Gallery (1.0 or later) in order to fix the check_entry.php script.

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jun 20 2006 - 09:32:16 CDT : [MajorSecurity #18] Ralf Image Gallery <=0.7.4 - Multiple XSS, Remote File Include and directory traversal vulnerabilities.
  • Ralf Image Gallery Web site: R.I.G..
  • BID-18548: Ralf Image Gallery Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-3210: Ralf Image Gallery (RIG) 0.7.4 and other versions before 1.0, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to conduct PHP remote file inclusion and directory traversal attacks via URLs or .. sequences in the (1) dir_abs_src parameter in (a) check_entry.php, (b) admin_album.php, (c) admin_image.php, and (d) admin_util.php; and the (2) dir_abs_admin_src parameter in admin_album.php and admin_image.php. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
  • OSVDB ID: 26753: Ralf Image Gallery check_entry.php dir_abs_src Parameter Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 26754: Ralf Image Gallery admin_album.php Multiple Parameter Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 26755: Ralf Image Gallery admin_image.php Multiple Parameter Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 26756: Ralf Image Gallery admin_util.php dir_abs_src Parameter Remote File Inclusion
  • SA20771: Ralf Image Gallery File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-2477: Ralf Image Gallery dir_abs_src Parameter Handling File Inclusion Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Ralf Image Gallery (RIG) Ralf Image Gallery (RIG) 0.6.45
  • Ralf Image Gallery (RIG) Ralf Image Gallery (RIG) 0.7 (stable)
  • Ralf Image Gallery (RIG) Ralf Image Gallery (RIG) 0.7.4 unstable

Reported:

Jun 20, 2006

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