Coppermine Photo Gallery "relocate_server.php" Exposure of Configuration
Secunia Advisory: SA17855
Release Date: 2005-12-02
Last Update: 2005-12-07
Popularity: 7,945 views

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

Software:Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-3979


Description:
A security issue has been reported in Coppermine Photo Gallery, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information.

The problem is caused due to missing authentication in the "relocate_server.php" script located inside the web root. This can be exploited to disclose configuration settings stored in the "config.inc.php" file.

The security issue has been reported in version 1.4.2 and in the 1.4 beta versions.

Solution:
The vendor recommends removing the "relocate_server.php" script.
http://coppermine-gallery.net/forum/index.php?topic=24217.0

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.

Changelog:
2005-12-07: Added CVE reference.


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