Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.4.8 init.inc.php original cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.4.8 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file init.inc.php. The manipulation of the argument original results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6123. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.4.8 (Photo Gallery Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the file init.inc.php. The manipulation of the argument original 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. CVE summarizes:

Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) 1.4.8 stable, with register_globals enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass XSS protection and set arbitrary variables via a query string that causes the variable to be defined in global space, with separate _GET, _REQUEST, or other critical parameters, which are unset by the protection scheme and prevent the original variable from being detected.

The weakness was published 06/20/2006 by imei addmimistrator (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-6123 since 11/26/2006. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After 3 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:init.inc.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 (27376), OSVDB (27618†) and Secunia (SA20597†). Similar entry is available at VDB-30860. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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06/13/2006 🔍
06/20/2006 +7 days 🔍
06/23/2006 +2 days 🔍
07/27/2006 +34 days 🔍
11/26/2006 +121 days 🔍
11/26/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3028 days 🔍
04/29/2026 +4066 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: coppermine-gallery.net

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: imei addmimistrator
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-6123 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6123
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33450
X-Force: 27376
Secunia: 20597 - Coppermine Photo Gallery SQL Injection and Clean-Up Bypass, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 27618 - Coppermine Photo Gallery init.inc.php Parameter Cleanup XSS Protection Bypass

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

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/29/2026 02:28
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (50), 08/08/2017 08:52 (12), 04/29/2026 02:28 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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