Event Calendar PHP 'cal_year' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	52701
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 24 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 24 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	3spi0n
Vulnerable:	Event Calendar PHP Event Calendar PHP 0
Not Vulnerable:

Event Calendar PHP 'cal_year' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Event Calendar PHP is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Event Calendar PHP 'cal_year' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit the issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to visit a specially crafted URL.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/demo_eventcalendar.php?cal_id=1&cal_month=2&cal_year=[XSS]

Event Calendar PHP 'cal_year' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Event Calendar PHP 'cal_year' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Event Calendar PHP Homepage (Event Calendar PHP)