[geeklog-users] Geeklog/Gallery vulnerability

[Jason Signalness]

Thanks Tony.

Tony Bibbs wrote:

> Correct, it is only with that plugin. Read this:
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> http://www.geeklog.net/article.php?story=2003120922482655
>
> --Tony
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> Dirk Haun wrote:
>
>> Jason,
>>
>>
>>> This article worries me a bit:
>>> http://www.securityfocus.com/guest/24043
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>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> The vulerability discussed allowed me to write arbitrary data to the 
>>> server's hard disk, run all kinds of shell commands, and get the 
>>> output back in my browser.  Worrying to be sure.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hmm, I've only skimmed the article yet but my first impression was that
>> it a) was "only" a problem of the Geeklog/Gallery integration (not of
>> Geeklog itself) and b) was "only" used to send spam.
>>
>> I must have missed the bit about writing to the server's hard disk, 
>> but I
>> don't really have the time now to look into it. Can someone confirm if
>> this is "only" a problem with the Gallery integration?
>>
>> bye, Dirk
>>
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