CVE-2004-1466
The set_time_limit function in Gallery before 1.4.4_p2 deletes non-image files in a temporary directory every 30 seconds after they have…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 5.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 7.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The set_time_limit function in Gallery before 1.4.4_p2 deletes non-image files in a temporary directory every 30 seconds after they have been uploaded using save_photos.php, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute execute arbitrary scripts before they are deleted, if the temporary directory is under the web root.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Gallery 1.4.4 - Remote Server-Side Script Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 24383webapps, phppublished 17 Jul 2004Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.2% · top 7.4% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- 10968 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- gallery-savephotos-file-upload(17021) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20040817 Gallery 1.4.4 save_photos.php PHP Insertion Proof of Concept (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- GLSA-200409-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://gallery.menalto.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=134&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-1460 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2004-1466)Record last updated .