phpAlbum up to 0.4.1.16 main.php var1 path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in phpAlbum up to 0.4.1.16. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file main.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument var1 can lead to path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-4807. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in phpAlbum up to 0.4.1.16 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file main.php. The manipulation of the argument var1 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in main.php in phpAlbum 0.4.1.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the var1 parameter.

The weakness was shared 12/13/2011 (Website). The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-4807 since 12/13/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:main.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 Exploit-DB (18045) and OSVDB (74980†). The entry VDB-59673 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• phpAlbum

Version

• 0.2.1
• 0.2.2
• 0.2.3
• 0.2.4
• 0.3.0
• 0.3.1
• 0.3.2
• 0.4.1-14
• 0.4.1.14
• 0.4.1.15
• 0.4.1.16

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