Event Calendar for Limbo CMS "lm_absolute_path" Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in Event Calendar (module for Limbo CMS), which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This issue is due to an input validation error in the "eventcal/mod_eventcal.php" script that does not validate the "lm_absolute_path" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious PHP scripts and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Event Calendar (module for Limbo CMS)
     
Solution  
     
CVE   CVE-2006-6800
     
References  
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : suspicious root_path parameter found in URL
3.2.0
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : URL found as parameter
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2006-12-27 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote