Simple Gallery 'album' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	28596
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-1698
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 03 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:30PM
Credit:	Russ McRee
Vulnerable:	CDude Simple Gallery 2.2
Not Vulnerable:

Simple Gallery 'album' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Simple Gallery is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Simple Gallery 2.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Simple Gallery 'album' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Simple Gallery 'album' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Simple Gallery 'album' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Vendor Homepage (CDude)