Description
The register_globals simulation capability in Gallery 1.3.1 through 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to modify the HTTP_POST_VARS variable and conduct a PHP remote file inclusion attack via the GALLERY_BASEDIR parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1412.
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
- Gallery 1.3.x/1.4 - Remote Global Variable Injection EDB-23599 · webapps · Jan 26, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 9490 vdb-entry
- 10712 third-party-advisory
- http://gallery.menalto.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index
- gallery-gallerybasedir-file-include(14950) vdb-entry
- GLSA-200402-04 vendor-advisory
- 20040127 Remote exploit in Gallery 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.4 and 1.4.1 mailing-list
- 3737 vdb-entry