My Gallery 2.3 on e107 dload.php File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in My Gallery 2.3 on e107. Affected is an unknown function of the file dload.php. Such manipulation of the argument File leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-1702. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in My Gallery 2.3 on e107 (Photo Gallery Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file dload.php. The manipulation of the argument file with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in dload.php in the my_gallery 2.3 plugin for e107 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a full pathname in the file parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was released 04/08/2008 by Jerome Athias (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-1702. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:dload.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31650 (my_gallery Plugin for e107 dload.php file Parameter Arbitrary File PHP Source Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

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 (41433), Tenable (31650), SecurityFocus (BID 28440†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-18064†). 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
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 31650
Nessus Name: my_gallery Plugin for e107 dload.php file Parameter Arbitrary File PHP Source Disclosure
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Jerome Athias
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1702 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1702
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41876
X-Force: 41433
SecurityFocus: 28440 - e107 My_Gallery Plugin 'dload.php' Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 18064 - e107 My_Gallery Plugin 2.3 Allows Remote Download of Files to Victim\x27s System, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 06/02/2025 23:42
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (54), 07/11/2019 08:40 (10), 07/31/2021 14:22 (3), 07/31/2021 14:24 (1), 10/20/2024 05:34 (22), 06/02/2025 23:42 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:ADC:103

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