PHP-Nuke Gallery addon "dot dot" directory traversal
| phpnuke-gallery-directory-traversal (7580) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Gallery could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the Web server. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to traverse directories and view arbitrary files on the Web server.
Platforms Affected:
- Gallery, Gallery 1.2.2 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Gallery (1.2.3 or later), available from the SourceForge Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Nov 17 2001 - 20:18:26 CST, Gallery Addon for PhpNuke remote file viewing vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-11/0139.html.
- SourceForge.net, Project: Gallery at http://sourceforge.net/projects/gallery.
- BID-3554: Bharat Mediratta Gallery Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-0900: Directory traversal vulnerability in modules.php in Gallery before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the include parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 677: Gallery Arbitrary File Access
Reported:
Nov 18, 2001
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