SB2011061405 - Cross-site scripting in Coppermine Photo Gallery

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4667)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) before 1.4.27. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References

• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=347287
• http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php/topic,65023.msg322935.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/08/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/08/6