TotalCalendar about.php and index.php "inc_dir" file include

totalcalendar-about-file-include (25878) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

TotalCalendar could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the about.php or index.php script using the $inc_dir variable to specify a malicious PHP file from a remote system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of TotalCalendar (2.402 or later), available from the TotalCalendar Web site. See References.

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Apr 23 2006 - 06:19:14 CDT: [MajorSecurity] TotalCalendar 2.30 - Remote File Include Vulnerability.
  • SweetPHP.com: TotalCalendar 2.3.
  • UNSECURED SYSTEMS Wednesday, April 19, 2006: TotalCalendar - Remote code execution bug .
  • BID-17618: TotalCalendar Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-1922: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in (1) about.php or (2) auth.php in TotalCalendar allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the inc_dir parameter.
  • CVE-2006-7055: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in TotalCalendar 2.30 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in the inc_dir parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-1922.
  • OSVDB ID: 24748: TotalCalendar about.php inc_dir Variable Remote File Inclusion
  • OSVDB ID: 24751: TotalCalendar auth.php inc_dir Variable Remote File Inclusion
  • SA19730: TotalCalendar "inc_dir" File Inclusion Vulnerability
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-1418: TotalCalendar inc_dir Parameter Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • SweetPHP.com TotalCalendar 2.3 and prior

Reported:

Apr 19, 2006

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