Gallery GALLERY_BASEDIR could be used to execute remote commands

gallery-basedir-execute-commands (9737) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Gallery could allow a remote attacker to execute commands on affected Web servers with elevated privileges. A remote attacker could use the GALLERY_BASEDIR environment variable to install a backdoor on affected Web servers. This could allow the attacker to gain remote shell access to the Web server.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Gallery (1.3.1 or later), available from the Gallery Web site. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (alias woody):
Upgrade to the latest Gallery package (1.2.5-7 or later), as listed in DSA-138-1. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Aug 01 2002 - 11:28:27 CDT: Code injection in gallery.
  • Gallery Web site: Security vulnerability in Gallery 1.3.
  • BID-5375: Bharat Mediratta Gallery Remote File Include Vulnerability
  • CVE-2002-1412: Gallery photo album package before 1.3.1 allows local and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified GALLERY_BASEDIR variable that points to a directory or URL that contains a Trojan horse init.php script.
  • DSA-138: gallery -- remote exploit
  • OSVDB ID: 10359: Gallery captionator.php GALLERY_BASEDIR Parameter Remote File Inclusion

Platforms Affected:

  • Debian Debian Linux 3.0
  • Gallery Gallery 1.1 - 1.3

Reported:

Jul 31, 2002

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