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CVE-2008-5296

Improper Authentication

Published: Dec 01, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5296
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

Gallery 1.5.x before 1.5.10 and 1.6 before 1.6-RC3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative via unspecified cookies. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GalleryGallery*1.5.9 (including)
GalleryGallery*1.6 (including)
GalleryGallery1.2.1 (including)1.2.1 (including)
GalleryGallery1.3.1 (including)1.3.1 (including)
GalleryGallery1.3.2 (including)1.3.2 (including)
GalleryGallery1.3.3 (including)1.3.3 (including)
GalleryGallery1.3.4-pl1 (including)1.3.4-pl1 (including)
GalleryGallery1.4 (including)1.4 (including)
GalleryGallery1.4.1 (including)1.4.1 (including)
GalleryGallery1.4.4 (including)1.4.4 (including)
GalleryGallery1.4.4-pl2 (including)1.4.4-pl2 (including)
GalleryGallery1.5.1-rc2 (including)1.5.1-rc2 (including)
GalleryGallery1.5.2 (including)1.5.2 (including)
GalleryGallery1.5.7 (including)1.5.7 (including)
GalleryUbuntudapper*
GalleryUbuntugutsy*
GalleryUbuntuintrepid*
GalleryUbuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References

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