Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVE-2008-7186
Summary
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.
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CWE-264 - Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
CWE 264 (permissions, privileges, and access controls) is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features used to perform access control. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category allow attackers to gain privileges for an unintended sphere of control, access sensitive information, and execute arbitrary commands.
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Advisory Timeline
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