WebCalendar includedir parameter file include
| webcalendar-includedir-file-include (22136) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WebCalendar could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the functions.php script using the includedir parameter to specify a malicious file from a local or remote resource which would allow the attacker to execute code on the vulnerable system.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- SourceForge, WebCalendar prior to 1.0.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WebCalendar (1.0.1 or later), available from the WebCalendar Download Web page. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- WebCalendar Download Web page, WebCalendar at http://www.k5n.us/webcalendar.php?topic=Download.
- WebCalendar Web site, Project: WebCalendar: Summary at http://sourceforge.net/projects/webcalendar/.
- BID-14651: WebCalendar Send_Reminders.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2717: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in WebCalendar before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code when opening settings.php, possibly via send_reminders.php or other scripts.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1513: WebCalendar includedir Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability
- SA16528: WebCalendar "includedir" Arbitrary File Inclusion Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1014849: WebCalendar Include File Bug in `includedir` Parameter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Reported:
Sep 03, 2005
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