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Coppermine Photo Gallery Multiple File Extensions Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20211
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Release Date:
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2006-05-22
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Last Update:
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2006-05-25
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Popularity:
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8,534 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-2514
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Coppermine Photo Gallery, which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of file uploads where a filename has multiple file extensions. This can be exploited to upload malicious script files inside the web root (e.g. a PHP script).
Successful exploitation may allow execution of script code depending on the HTTP server configuration (it requires e.g. an Apache server with the "mod_mime" module installed).
The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.4.5. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 1.4.6.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=89658
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2006-05-25: Added CVE reference.
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