Gallery up to 2.0.2 gallerysession.class path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Gallery up to 2.0.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file gallerysession.class. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-1128. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Gallery up to 2.0.2 (Photo Gallery Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file gallerysession.class. 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, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the session handling class (GallerySession.class) in Gallery 2 up to 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to access and delete files by specifying the session in a cookie, which is used in constructing file paths before the session value is sanitized.

The bug was discovered 03/03/2006. The weakness was released 03/02/2006 by James Bercegay (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-1128 since 03/09/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

It is possible to download the exploit 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 to version 2.0.2 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 (25118), Exploit-DB (43837), Tenable (21017), SecurityFocus (BID 16948†) and OSVDB (23597†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-29115 and VDB-29114. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 21017
Nessus Name: Gallery < 2.0.3 IP Spoofing
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gallery 2.0.2

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: James Bercegay
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1128 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1128
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29116
X-Force: 25118
SecurityFocus: 16948 - Gallery Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
Secunia: 19104 - Gallery Script Insertion and Session Handling Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 23597 - Gallery Session Handling Class (GallerySession.class) Cookie Traversal Arbitrary File Manipulation
SecurityTracker: 1015717
Vulnerability Center: 14485 - Gallery Directory Traversal Vulnerability in the Session Handling Class, High
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 (81), 07/15/2019 22:51 (5), 11/02/2025 07:05 (16)
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