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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WebCalendar (1.0.1 or later), available from the WebCalendar Download Web page. See References.
References:
- WebCalendar Download Web page: WebCalendar.
- WebCalendar Web site: Project: WebCalendar: Summary.
- 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.
- SA16528: WebCalendar "includedir" Arbitrary File Inclusion Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1014849: WebCalendar Include File Bug in `includedir` Parameter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-1513: WebCalendar includedir Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- WebCalendar WebCalendar prior to 1.0.1
Reported:
Sep 03, 2005
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