Vulnerability · CVE-2008-1840
coppermine coppermine_photo_gallery Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Published Apr 16, 2008 · corrected/updated Apr 16, 2008 · coppermine coppermine_photo_gallery · evidence confidence very high
SQL injection vulnerability in upload.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) 1.4.16 and earlier allows remote authenticated users or user-assisted remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Content-Type HTTP response header provided by the HTTP server that is used for an upload.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2008-1840 is a unknown public vulnerability record for coppermine coppermine_photo_gallery. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether coppermine coppermine_photo_gallery is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: coppermine coppermine_photo_gallery. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Apr 16, 2008. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 16, 2008 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
SQL injection vulnerability in upload.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) 1.4.16 and earlier allows remote authenticated users or user-assisted remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Content-Type HTTP response header provided by the HTTP server that is used for an upload.
Apr 16, 2008 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor coppermine coppermine_photo_galleryversion unspecified
Sources
- VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2008-1840
SQL injection vulnerability in upload.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) 1.4.16 and earlier allows remote authenticated users or user-assisted remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Content-Type HTTP response header provided by the HTTP server that is us
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