PHP Event Calendar Calendar.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	18965
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jul 13 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Nov 30 2006 04:59AM
Credit:	Solpot is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	PHP Event Calendar PHP Event Calendar 1.4
Not Vulnerable:

PHP Event Calendar Calendar.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

PHP Event Calendar 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 an arbitrary remote file containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may facilitate a compromise of the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

PHP Event Calendar Calendar.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue using a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/ phpeventcalendar-jul13-2006.txt

PHP Event Calendar Calendar.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].

PHP Event Calendar Calendar.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• PHP Event Calendar Homapage (PHP Event Calendar)
  
• PHP Event Calendar versi 1.4 (path_to_calendar) Remote File Inclusion (Solpot)
  
• PHP Event Calendar 1.5.1 (index.php) Remote File Include Vulnerability ("philip anselmo" )
  
• Re: PHP Event Calendar 1.5.1 (index.php) Remote File Include Vulnerability (Stuart Moore )