CVE-2006-2762 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in WebCalendar via a malicious URL in the includedir parameter, leading to full system compromise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2006-2762?

CVE-2006-2762 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/config.php in WebCalendar 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the includedir parameter, which is remotely accessed in an fopen call whose results are used to define a user_inc setting that is used in an include_once call.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2762?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Webcalendar Webcalendar.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2762?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2006-2762 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2762 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DSA-1096-1, GHSA-m998-g3mj-58r7.

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