ACal Calendar day.php file include
| acal-day-file-include (26278) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ACal Calendar could allow a remote attacker to include malicious PHP files. If register_globals is enabled, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the embed/day.php script using the 'path' parameter to specify a malicious PHP file from the local or a remote system, which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 6, 2010.
References:
- ACal Calendar Web site: SourceForge.net: ACal Calendar.
- BID-17886: ACal Day.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2261: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in day.php in ACal 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 25340: ACal embed/day.php path Variable Remote File Inclusion
- SA20041: ACal "path" File Inclusion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1692: ACal path Parameter Handling Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- ACal Calendar ACal Calendar 2.2.6
Reported:
May 07, 2006
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