PHP local file inclusion in Piwigo - CVE-2016-10084
Published: January 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3123
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10084
CWE-ID: CWE-98
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 "mode" HTTP GET parameter to /admin/batch_manager.php script. 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.
Affected software
Piwigo
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10084
Update to version 2.8.5.