ExtCalendar ExtCalendar.php Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	18876
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jul 07 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 13 2006 07:54PM
Credit:	Matdhule is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	MamboLaiThai ExtCalThai 0.9.1 ExtCalendar ExtCalendar 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

ExtCalendar ExtCalendar.php Remote File Include Vulnerability

ExtCalendar is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to include arbitrary remote files containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and to gain access to the underlying system.

Version 2.0 is vulnerable to this issue; prior versions may also be affected.

ExtCalendar ExtCalendar.php Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/ExtCalendarRFIJuly072006.html

ExtCalendar ExtCalendar.php Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released a fix to resolve this issue; please see the reference section for more information.


ExtCalendar ExtCalendar 2.0

• ExtCalendar com_extcalendar_0_9_2_RC4.zip
  http://mamboguru.com/downloads/ExtCalendar/com_extcalendar_0_9_2_RC4.z ip

ExtCalendar ExtCalendar.php Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• ExtCalendar Security Release (0.9.2) (Elpie)
  
• MamboXChange ExtCalendar Home Page (MamboXChange)