Exhibit Engine up to 1.5 photo_comment.php toroot file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Exhibit Engine up to 1.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file photo_comment.php. The manipulation of the argument toroot results in file inclusion. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-5292. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Exhibit Engine up to 1.5. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file photo_comment.php. The manipulation of the argument toroot with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in photo_comment.php in Exhibit Engine 1.5 RC 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the toroot parameter.

The bug was discovered 10/10/2006. The weakness was presented 10/16/2006 by Kacper (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5292 since 10/16/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:photo_comment.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 (29424), Exploit-DB (2509), SecurityFocus (BID 20447†), OSVDB (34031†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13109†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: Kacper
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5292 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5292
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32748
X-Force: 29424
SecurityFocus: 20447 - Exhibit Engine Photo_Comment.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
OSVDB: 34031 - Exhibit Engine - Photo_Comment.PHP - Remote File Include Issue
Vulnerability Center: 13109 - Exhibit Engine PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability in the toroot Parameter, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/24/2026 10:05
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (61), 07/10/2019 20:22 (5), 07/27/2024 23:45 (19), 04/24/2026 10:05 (4)
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