PhotoPost PhotoPost vBGallery 2.4.2 File Upload upload.php input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PhotoPost PhotoPost vBGallery 2.4.2 (Photo Gallery Software). This affects an unknown function of the file upload.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in PhotoPost vBGallery 2.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in a certain path. NOTE: this may be the same vulnerability as CVE-2008-0251, but this is not clear due to lack of details from the vendor.

The weakness was published 08/26/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-7088 since 08/26/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Cold Zero and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 407 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:upload.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (43845) and Exploit-DB (6082).

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Cold Zero
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Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-7088 (🔍)
X-Force: 43845 - vBGallery upload.php file upload
SecurityFocus: 30249

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/15/2017 09:05
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (55), 12/15/2017 09:05 (7)
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