SB2014081405 - Cross-site scripting in Piwigo

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1980)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in include/functions_metadata.inc.php in Piwigo before 2.4.6 when processing Make field in IPTC Exif metadata within an image uploaded to the Community plugin. 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

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN80310172/index.html
• http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000092
• http://piwigo.org/bugs/view.php?id=2805