CVE-2008-5296 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Gallery 1.5.x before 1.5.10 and 1.6 before 1.6-RC3 when the 'register_globals' PHP setting is enabled. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) allows remote unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access by manipulating unspecified cookies, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gallery:gallery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gallery:gallery:*:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gallery:gallery:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gallery:gallery:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gallery:gallery:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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