PhotoDB specially-crafted URL could allow an attacker to gain administrative access
| photodb-admin-access (9002) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PhotoDB is a Web-based SQL database used for storing images. PhotoDB version 1.4 could allow a remote attacker to gain administrative access. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL to the administrative interface to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access.
Platforms Affected:
- PhotoDB Project, PhotoDB 1.4
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 9, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SourceForge.net, PhotoDB at http://photodb.sourceforge.net/.
- Vuln-Dev Mailing List, 2002-05-04 15:41:41, Security holes : PHP Image View, NewsPro, Photo DB, As_web, GuestBook at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=vuln-dev&m=102053493510821&w=2.
- BID-4669: PhotoDB 1.4 Administrator Access Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1726: secure_inc.php in PhotoDB 1.4 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a URL with a large Time parameter, non-empty rmtusername and rmtpassword parameter, and an accesslevel parameter that is lower than the access level of the requested page.
Reported:
May 04, 2002
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