DPGS "dot dot" directory traversal could allow attackers to read or write to files
| dpgs-dotdot-directory-traversal (9414) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Duma Photo Gallery System (DPGS) could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the Web server, caused by improper validation of user-supplied form field values. A remote attacker could supply a form field value containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to traverse directories and view or write to arbitrary files on the server.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 6, 2010.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Jun 22 2002 - 00:59:35 CDT: DPGS allows any file to be overwritten.
- DPGS Web site: Duma Photo Gallery System.
- BID-5081: DPGS Form Field Input Validation Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1411: Directory traversal vulnerability in update.dpgs in Duma Photo Gallery System (DPGS) 0.99.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the id parameter.
Platforms Affected:
- Ilia Lobsanov DPGS (Duma Photo Gallery System) 0.99.4
Reported:
Jun 22, 2002
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