PHP local file inclusion in Piwigo - CVE-2016-10085
Published: January 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3122
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10085
CWE-ID: CWE-98
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Piwigo.org
Affected software:
Piwigo
Piwigo
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to web application does not perform insufficient sanitization of data passed through "tag" HTTP GET parameter to /admin/languages.php. A remote authenticated user can include and execute arbitrary .php file on the target system using directory traversal sequences.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code and compromise vulnerable website.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10085
Update to version 2.8.5.