CVE-2006-6123 Security feature bypass in n/a

Low 2.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass XSS protection and set arbitrary variables in Coppermine Photo Gallery when register_globals is enabled.

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-2006-6123?

CVE-2006-6123 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) 1.4.8 stable, with register_globals enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass XSS protection and set arbitrary variables via a query string that causes the variable to be defined in global space, with separate _GET, _REQUEST, or other critical parameters, which are unset by the protection scheme and prevent the original variable from being detected.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6123?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Coppermine Coppermine Photo Gallery.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-6123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wpc6-vfm5-8g65.

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