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Coppermine Photo Gallery "relocate_server.php" Exposure of Configuration
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17855
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Release Date:
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2005-12-02
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Last Update:
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2005-12-07
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Popularity:
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7,945 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| Software: | Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-3979
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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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