PHP iCalendar up to 2.0a2 index.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in PHP iCalendar up to 2.0a2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-3366. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP iCalendar up to 2.0a2 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in PHP iCalendar 2.0a2 through 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code and include arbitrary local files via the phpicalendar cookie. NOTE: this is not a cross-site scripting (XSS) issue as claimed by the original researcher.

The bug was discovered 10/25/2005. The weakness was presented 10/30/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ush.it. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3366 since 10/29/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20091 (PHP iCalendar index.php phpicalendar Parameter Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22864), Tenable (20091), SecurityFocus (BID 15193†), OSVDB (20318†) and Secunia (SA17328†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 20091
Nessus Name: PHP iCalendar index.php phpicalendar Parameter Remote File Inclusion
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OpenVAS ID: 56272
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: phpicalendar
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/25/2005 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3419 days 🔍
06/10/2019 +1552 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ush.it
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-3366 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3366
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26708
X-Force: 22864
SecurityFocus: 15193 - PHP ICalendar Default_View Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 17328 - PHP iCalendar "phpicalendar" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 20318 - PHP ICalendar - Default_View Remote File Include Issue
SecurityTracker: 1015102
Vulnerability Center: 9485 - PHP ICalendar Remote File Inclusion via \x27phpicalendar\x27 Cookie, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2204

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/10/2019 17:50
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (77), 06/10/2019 17:50 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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