Coppermine Photo Gallery displayecard.php cross-site scripting
| coppermine-displayecard-xss (38290) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Coppermine Photo Gallery is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the displayecard.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the "data" parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Grégory Demar, Coppermine Photo Gallery prior to 1.4.14
Remedy:
Refer to the Coppermine Gallery Forum posting dated November 5, 2007 09:05:36 AM for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Coppermine Gallery Forum, November 5, 2007 09:05:36 AM , Maintenance release cpg1.4.14 (security-related) - upgrade mandatory at http://coppermine-gallery.net/forum/index.php?topic=48106.0.
- Coppermine Photo Gallery Web site, Coppermine Photo Gallery at http://coppermine-gallery.net/.
- BID-26357: Coppermine Photo Gallery Displayecard.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5888: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in displayecard.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) before 1.4.14 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the data parameter.
- SA27534: Coppermine Photo Gallery "data" Cross-Site Scripting
Reported:
Nov 05, 2007
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