pixaria Pixaria Gallery up to 2.3.5 pixaria.image.php File path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in pixaria Pixaria Gallery up to 2.3.5. The affected element is an unknown function of the file pixaria.image.php. This manipulation of the argument File causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2922. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in pixaria Pixaria Gallery up to 2.3.5 (Photo Gallery Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file pixaria.image.php. The manipulation of the argument file 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. The summary by CVE is:

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in pixaria.image.php in Pixaria Gallery 2.0.0 through 2.3.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a base64-encoded file parameter.

The weakness was released 08/21/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2922 since 08/20/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Qabandi and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 28 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:pixaria.image.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 (51994), Exploit-DB (9257) and SecurityFocus (BID 35802†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Photo Gallery Software

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• pixaria

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• Pixaria Gallery

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• 2.3.0
• 2.3.1
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.3.5

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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