CVE-2004-2124

Exp

The register_globals simulation capability in Gallery 1.3.1 through 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to modify the HTTP_POST_VARS variable and conduct a PHP remote file inclusion attack via the GALLERY_BASEDIR parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1412.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-2124 is rated High Exploit Risk (65/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.36%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-2124

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
23599 exploit_db edb 2004-01-26 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2124

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 7.85% 6.36% -1.49%
2 2025-03-29 6.36% 7.85% +1.49%
3 2025-03-19 6.36%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2124

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2124

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2124

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gallery_project gallery 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:gallery_project:gallery:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gallery_project gallery 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:gallery_project:gallery:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gallery_project gallery 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:gallery_project:gallery:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gallery_project gallery 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:gallery_project:gallery:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gallery_project gallery 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:gallery_project:gallery:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2124

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