Gallery up to 2.0.2 GalleryUtilities.class cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Gallery up to 2.0.2. This impacts an unknown function of the file GalleryUtilities.class. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-1127. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Gallery up to 2.0.2 (Photo Gallery Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the file GalleryUtilities.class. The manipulation 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 Gallery 2 up to 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the X-Forwarded-For (X_FORWARDED_FOR) HTTP header, which is not properly handled when adding a comment to an album.

The bug was discovered 03/03/2006. The weakness was published 03/02/2006 by James Bercegay (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gallery.menalto.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1127 since 03/09/2006. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21017 (Gallery < 2.0.3 IP Spoofing), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25117), Exploit-DB (43837), Tenable (21017), SecurityFocus (BID 16940†) and OSVDB (23596†). Similar entries are available at VDB-29116 and VDB-29114. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 21017
Nessus Name: Gallery < 2.0.3 IP Spoofing
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gallery.menalto.com
Researcher: James Bercegay
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1127 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1127
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29115
X-Force: 25117
SecurityFocus: 16940 - Gallery Album Comments HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 19104
OSVDB: 23596 - Gallery GalleryUtilities.class X_FORWARDED_FOR HTTP Header Field XSS
SecurityTracker: 1015717
Vulnerability Center: 10624 - Gallery XSS via x_FORWARDER_FOR HTTP Header, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0813

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

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 11/02/2025 07:05
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (70), 06/15/2019 11:23 (13), 11/02/2025 07:05 (16)
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