# CVE-2003-1227: PHP remote file include vulnerability in index.php for Gallery 1.4 and 1.4-pl1, when running on Windows or in Configuration mode on Unix, al


- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-74q5-9hvp-962c

## What is CVE-2003-1227?

CVE-2003-1227 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Aug 2005. 

### Official description

PHP remote file include vulnerability in index.php for Gallery 1.4 and 1.4-pl1, when running on Windows or in Configuration mode on Unix, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the GALLERY_BASEDIR parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1412.  NOTE: this issue might be exploitable only during installation, or if the administrator has not run a security script after installation.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1227?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gallery Project Gallery.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-1227?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1227 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-1227 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1227 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Gallery 1.4 - 'index.php' Remote File Inclusion (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-4919](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4919/): File upload in Gallery (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2002-2130](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2130/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-2123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2123/): PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in publish_xp_docs.php for Gallery 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code by spe (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-1466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1466/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-1412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1412/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-1227 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-1227 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Aug 2005. 
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1227 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1227/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1227/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1227
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1227
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-1227

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1227/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.