Description
Gallery photo album package before 1.3.1 allows local and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified GALLERY_BASEDIR variable that points to a directory or URL that contains a Trojan horse init.php script.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.0 | gallery | 1.2.5-7 | DSA-138 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Bharat Mediratta Gallery 1.x - Remote File Inclusion EDB-21676 · webapps · Aug 1, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- DSA-138 gallery - remote exploit Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-138 vendor-advisory
- 20020801 code injection in gallery mailing-list
- 5375 vdb-entry
- http://gallery.menalto.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=50&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
- gallery-basedir-execute-commands(9737) vdb-entry