PHP Album 0.3.2.3 language.php file_exists data_dir memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in PHP Album 0.3.2.3 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function file_exists of the file language.php. The manipulation of the argument data_dir with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in language.php in PHP Album 0.3.2.3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an FTP URL in the data_dir parameter, which satisfies the file_exists function call.

The bug was discovered 04/15/2006. The weakness was released 04/15/2006 by rgod (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-1839 since 04/19/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:language.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21236 (phpAlbum language.php data_dir Parameter Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25846) and Tenable (21236).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 21236
Nessus Name: phpAlbum language.php data_dir Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: rgod
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-1839 (🔍)
X-Force: 25846
Vulnerability Center: 11187 - PHPAlbum PHP Remote File Inclusion via an FTP URL, High
SecurityFocus: 17526 - PHPAlbum Language.PHP File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 19661 - PHP Album "data_dir" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 24741 - PHP Album language.php data_dir Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2006-1382

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/16/2019 16:43
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (75), 06/16/2019 16:43 (5)
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