#VU1311 SQL injection in Coppermine Photo Gallery - CVE-2008-1841
Published: December 14, 2016 / Updated: March 21, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1311
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1841
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Coppermine Photo Gallery
Coppermine Photo Gallery
Software vendor:
Coppermine Photo Gallery
Coppermine Photo Gallery
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via cookies to "coppermine.inc.php" script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL queries in backend database.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in website compromise.
Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via cookies to "coppermine.inc.php" script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL queries in backend database.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in website compromise.
Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Upgrade to the latest version of Coppermine Photo Gallery (1.4.18 or later).
https://sourceforge.net/projects/coppermine/files/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/coppermine/files/