CVE-2006-6123

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.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.87% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/27618	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1914	third party advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-06/0482.html	mailing list
http://myimei.com/security/2006-06-20/coppermine-148parameter-cleanup-system-bypassregistering-global-varables.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20597	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/coppermine?view=rev&revision=3133
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27376	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6123?: CVE-2006-6123 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6123?: To fix CVE-2006-6123, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-6123 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6123 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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