Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the session handling class (GallerySession.class) in Gallery 2 up to 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to access and delete files by specifying the session in a cookie, which is used in constructing file paths before the session value is sanitized.
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 2 < 2.0.2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-43837 · webapps · Mar 2, 2016
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- gallery-sessionid-bypass-security(25118) vdb-entry
- 23597 vdb-entry
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00106-03022006
- http://gallery.menalto.com/gallery_2.0.3_released
- 16948 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-0813 vdb-entry
- 20060303 Gallery 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- 19104 third-party-advisory
- 1015717 vdb-entry