Mike Spice My Calendar up to 1.4 URL path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mike Spice My Calendar up to 1.4. This affects an unknown function of the component URL Handler. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-1626. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mike Spice My Calendar up to 1.4 (Calendar Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Mike Spice My Calendar before 1.5 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in a URL.

The bug was discovered 01/16/2002. The weakness was published 12/31/2002 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1626 since 03/26/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 349 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10461 (Mike Spice My Calendar Input Validation Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 835.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7966), SecurityFocus (BID 3856†), OSVDB (59267†), SecurityTracker (ID 1003256†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13457†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: My Calendar 1.5
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Timelineinfo

01/10/2002 🔍
01/10/2002 +0 days 🔍
01/16/2002 +6 days 🔍
01/16/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +349 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2005 +816 days 🔍
12/20/2006 +634 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +2784 days 🔍
09/03/2025 +4048 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1626 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1626
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19280
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X-Force: 7966 - My Calendar directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 3856 - Mike Spice My Calendar Input Validation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 59267 - Mike Spice - My Calendar - Multiple Input Validation Issues
SecurityTracker: 1003256
Vulnerability Center: 13457 - Mike Spice My Calendar Directory Traversal via .. (dot), Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 10:25
Updated: 09/03/2025 16:40
Changes: 08/04/2014 10:25 (69), 07/12/2019 11:23 (3), 11/18/2024 04:26 (17), 09/03/2025 16:40 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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