#VU45476 Cross-site scripting in Coppermine Photo Gallery - CVE-2010-4693
Published: January 11, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45476
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4693
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Coppermine Photo Gallery
Coppermine Photo Gallery
Software vendor:
Coppermine Photo Gallery
Coppermine Photo Gallery
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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.