ID:4212 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Coppermine Photo Gallery - CVE-2010-4693

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Vulnerability description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.5.10 and earlier when processing the (1) h and (2) t parameters to help.php, or (3) picfile_XXX parameter to searchnew.php. 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