# CVE-2008-7186: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can access update.php without authentication to obtain sensitive database information, potentially aiding further attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Sep 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vxmj-g28c-3v84

## What is CVE-2008-7186?

CVE-2008-7186 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) 1.4.14 does not restrict access to update.php, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as the database table prefix via a direct request. NOTE: this might be leveraged for attacks against CVE-2008-0504.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7186?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Coppermine-Gallery Coppermine Photo Gallery.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-7186?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7186 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-7186 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7186 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-53868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53868/): Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 Remote Code Execution via Plugin Upload (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2008-3486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3486/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-3481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3481/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-0504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0504/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-14478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14478/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-7186 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-7186 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7186 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2008-7186/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7186/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7186
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7186
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-7186

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7186/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.