CVE-2006-2041 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can access arbitrary pictures by omitting the category parameter in picture.php requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-2041?

CVE-2006-2041 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PhpWebGallery before 1.6.0RC1 allows remote attackers to obtain arbitrary pictures via a request to picture.php without specifying the cat parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2041?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpwebgallery Phpwebgallery.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2041?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2041 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2006-2041 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2041 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j79h-5f3g-9v84.

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