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CVE-2008-3600

Directory traversal vulnerability in contrib/phpBB2/modules.php in Gallery 1.5.7 and 1.6-alpha3, when register_globals i

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.00335
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
menalto galleryall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 6222www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD12 Aug 2008 · 07:41 PM
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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
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