Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-1998. PoCs published by D_BuG.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in McGallery, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'lang' parameter in admin.php.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin.php in McGallery 1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by D_BuG · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25823
This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in McGallery, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'lang' parameter in admin.php.
Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
McGallery (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Access to the target web server
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111885505600482&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/17343
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014215
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13963
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/15727
Scores
EPSS
0.0307
EPSS Percentile
86.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
mcgallery/mcgallery
1.1
Published
Jun 15, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026