CVE-2008-2724
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMenalto Gallery before 2.2.5 does not enforce permissions for non-album items that have been protected by a password, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceMenalto Gallery versions before 2.2.5 fail to properly enforce permission checks on non-album items (such as individual photos or media files) that have been protected by a password, allowing remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and view protected content without authentication.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.1= 2.1.1= 2.1.2= 2.2.0= 2.2.1= 2.2.2= 2.2.3= 2.2.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Gallery installation and versionLocate the Gallery version file or check the admin panel under 'Site Administration' or 'About Gallery' to identify the installed version numberAffected if Version is 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, or 2.2.4
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Identify password-protected albumsAccess Gallery admin panel and review item permissions. Look for albums or items with 'Password' or 'Full' permission restrictions appliedAffected if Any album contains items that have password protection enabled
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Verify non-album item protectionNavigate to individual photos or media files within password-protected albums. Check if the individual items (not the album itself) are set to require authenticationAffected if Non-album items exist within password-protected albums and individual item-level permissions are not explicitly set or enforced
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Test access to protected mediaAttempt to access a direct URL to a photo or media file within a password-protected album while logged out, without providing credentialsAffected if The protected media file is accessible without authentication despite being within a password-protected album
Environment is affected if Gallery version is 2.1.x or 2.2.0-2.2.4 AND password-protected albums contain non-album items (photos/media) that can be accessed without entering a password.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to Gallery 2.2.5 or later which properly enforces password-based access controls on all protected items, including non-album content.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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