CVE-2008-3600 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in contrib/phpBB2/modules.php in Gallery 1.5.7 and 1.6-alpha3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter within a modload action.

Published: 2008-08-12

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:menalto:gallery:1.5.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:menalto:gallery:1.6:alpha3::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3586	Directory traversal vulnerability in contrib/phpBB2/modules.php in Gallery 1.5.7 and 1.6-alpha3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter within a modload action.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00335.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://gallery.menalto.com/gallery_1.5.8_released
http://secunia.com/advisories/32662
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-02.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4142
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495284/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44373
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6222

History

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Subscriptions

Menalto Gallery

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-08-12T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:18.947Z

Reserved: 2008-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3600

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-12T19:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3600

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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