VDB-20409 · CVE-2003-1146 · EDB 23338

John Beatty Easy PHP Photo Album 1.0 dir cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in John Beatty Easy PHP Photo Album 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation of the argument dir results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2003-1146. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in John Beatty Easy PHP Photo Album 1.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument dir with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in John Beatty Easy PHP Photo Album 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dir parameter.

The weakness was shared 05/11/2003 by nimber (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1146 since 05/04/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 Exploit-DB (23338) and SecurityFocus (BID 8977†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Programming Language Software

Vendor

John Beatty

Name

Easy PHP Photo Album

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

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11/04/2003 +177 days 🔍
05/04/2005 +547 days 🔍
08/11/2014 +3386 days 🔍
01/02/2025 +3797 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: nimber
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1146 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1146
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20409
SecurityFocus: 8977 - John Beatty Easy PHP Photo Album dir Parameter HTML Injection Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2014 23:44
Updated: 01/02/2025 03:16
Changes: 08/11/2014 23:44 (51), 05/03/2019 16:34 (1), 01/02/2025 03:16 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:659:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.