Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Imageview 5 allows remote attackers to read or execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the user_settings cookie, as demonstrated by using the MyFile parameter in albumview.php to upload a text/plain .gif file containing PHP code, which is executed by index.php.
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- Imageview 5 - '/Cookie/index.php' Local/Remote File Inclusion EDB-2647 · webapps · Oct 25, 2006 · verified
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References
- 2647 exploit
- ADV-2006-4188 vdb-entry
- 20731 vdb-entry
- 22552 third-party-advisory