Nathan Purciful phpPhotoAlbum 0.9.9 explorer.php path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Nathan Purciful phpPhotoAlbum 0.9.9. This impacts an unknown function of the file explorer.php. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2000-0872. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Nathan Purciful phpPhotoAlbum 0.9.9. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file explorer.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

explorer.php in PhotoAlbum 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

The weakness was presented 11/14/2000 by Pestilence (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0872. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:explorer.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10106 (Nathan Purciful phpPhotoAlbum Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

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 (5198), Exploit-DB (20208), SecurityFocus (BID 1650†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5360†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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09/07/2000 🔍
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11/14/2000 +68 days 🔍
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06/30/2014 +3578 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Pestilence
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0872 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16003
X-Force: 5198
SecurityFocus: 1650 - Nathan Purciful phpPhotoAlbum Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5360 - PhotoAlbum 0.9.9 Allows Reading Arbitrary Files via Dot-Dot Attack, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2014 16:08
Updated: 01/10/2025 13:13
Changes: 06/30/2014 16:08 (58), 05/24/2019 17:42 (4), 01/10/2025 13:13 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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