PHP Album "data_dir" Parameter Handling PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in PHP Album, which could be exploited by remote attackers to gain knowledge of sensitive information or compromise a vulnerable server. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "language.php" script that does not properly validate the "data_dir" variable, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include remote files (PHP5), or inject arbitrary commands (e.g. into the log file) and execute them with the privileges of the web server via a local file inclusion (PHP4).
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
PHP Album version 0.3.2.3 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2006-1839
     
References   http://retrogod.altervista.org/phpalbum_0323_incl_xpl.html
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : suspicious root_path parameter found in URL
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2006-04-18 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote