mAlbum "gal" Parameter Handling Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in mAlbum, which could be exploited by attackers to gain knowledge of sensitive information. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "cached_album()" [functions.php] function (called in "malbum.php") that does not validate the "gal" parameter, which could be exploited by attackers to disclose file names of arbitrary images.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
mAlbum version 0.3 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2006-6068
     
References  
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Misc : Directory traversal - parameter starting with ../
3.2.0
Directory traversal using ..\..
3.2.0
Directory traversal
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Low 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2006-11-21 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote