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CVE-2008-5967

Published: Jan 26, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-287
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.3%
Top 12.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

admin/index.php in PHP iCalendar 2.3.4, 2.24, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for an addupdate action, which allows remote attackers to upload a calendar (aka .ics) file with arbitrary content to the calendars/ directory outside the web root.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

phpicalendar
oss-projectaka phpicalendar2.0, php icalendar
phpicalendarOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31944
secunia.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48323
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6519
exploit-db.com

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