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Coppermine Photo Gallery EXIF Data XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 19511
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.Description
According to its banner, the version of Coppermine Gallery installed on the remote host is prone to cross-site scripting attacks because it does not sanitize malicious EXIF data stored in image files. Using a specially crafted image file, an attacker can exploit this flaw to cause arbitrary HTML and script code to be executed in a user's browser within the context of the affected application.Solution
Upgrade to Coppermine Gallery 1.3.4 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 19511
File Name: coppermine_gallery_exif_xss.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 8/27/2005
Updated: 6/1/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/19/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-2676
BID: 14625