Gallery "g2_itemId" Disclosure of Sensitive Information
Secunia Advisory: SA17205
Release Date: 2005-10-17
Popularity: 5,411 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Gallery 2.x

Subscribe: Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Gallery, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.

Input passed to the "g2_itemId" parameter in "main.php" isn't properly sanitised before being used to display files. This can be exploited to disclose the content of arbitrary files via directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability has been reported in versions 2.0 Alpha 1 through 2.0.

Solution:
Update to version 2.0.1.
http://codex.gallery2.org/index.php/Gallery2:Download

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Michael Dipper.


Track this Secunia Advisory
Customers of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence solutions will automatically receive updates when new information regarding this advisory is released.

Read more about our Vulnerability Intelligence solutions and what they can do for you and your company.

About this Secunia Advisory
Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.

Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
  
Latest Advisories

Send Feedback to Secunia
If you have new information regarding this Secunia advisory or a product in our database, please send it to us using either our web form or email us at vuln@secunia.com.

Ideas, suggestions, and other feedback are most welcome.

Most Popular - 3 Hours

1. Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities // 35 views
2. Zeroboard Multiple Script Insertion Vulnerabilities // 31 views
3. Opera Multiple Vulnerabilities // 31 views
4. phpBB "cur_password" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability // 29 views
5. Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability // 28 views
6. Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities // 28 views
7. Subdreamer Light Global Variables SQL Injection Vulnerability // 26 views
8. Internet Explorer DHTML Edit ActiveX Control Cross-Site Scripting // 26 views
9. Cisco ASA and PIX Security Appliances Multiple Vulnerabilities // 26 views
10. Zeroboard Two Vulnerabilities // 25 views