GPhotos 1.4/1.5 index.php image cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GPhotos 1.4/1.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument image leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-2397. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GPhotos 1.4/1.5. This issue affects an unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument image with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in GPhotos 1.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) rep parameter to (a) index.php or (b) diapo.php or (2) image parameter to (c) affich.php. NOTE: item 1a might be resultant from directory traversal.

The weakness was released 05/13/2006 by Moroccan Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2397 since 05/15/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 X-Force (26426), Exploit-DB (27866), SecurityFocus (BID 17967†), OSVDB (25497†) and Secunia (SA20095†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-30252, VDB-83944 and VDB-83945. 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Moroccan Security
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2397 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2397
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30251
X-Force: 26426 - GPhotos multiple scripts cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 17967
Secunia: 20095 - GPhotos Cross-Site Scripting and Disclosure of Arbitrary Directories, Less Critical
OSVDB: 25497 - GPhotos index.php rep Parameter XSS
Vupen: ADV-2006-1806

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 11/13/2025 17:01
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (57), 07/26/2018 08:26 (9), 11/13/2025 17:01 (21)
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