PHPAlbum 0.2.3 main.php path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PHPAlbum 0.2.3. This affects an unknown part of the file main.php. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3948. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHPAlbum 0.2.3. This issue affects an unknown code of the file main.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in main.php in PHPAlbum 0.2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the (1) cmd and (2) var1 parameters.

The weakness was disclosed 11/30/2005 by r0t (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at phpalbum.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3948 since 12/01/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:main.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 Exploit-DB (26668), SecurityFocus (BID 15651†) and OSVDB (21410†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/30/2005 🔍
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12/01/2005 +0 days 🔍
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12/02/2005 +1 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3385 days 🔍
09/21/2025 +3847 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phpalbum.net
Researcher: r0t
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-3948 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3948
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27227
SecurityFocus: 15651 - PHPAlbum Local File Include Vulnerability
OSVDB: 21410 - phpAlbum main.php Multiple Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 09/21/2025 23:19
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (49), 08/31/2017 10:43 (5), 09/21/2025 23:19 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:EB1:103

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