TITLE: PHP Event Calendar "path_to_calendar" File Inclusion

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA21074

VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/21074/

CRITICAL: Highly critical

IMPACT: System access

WHERE: >From remote

SOFTWARE: PHP Event Calendar 1.x
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DESCRIPTION: Solpot has reported a vulnerability in PHP Event Calendar, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. Input passed to the "path_to_calendar" parameter in cl_files/calendar.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code by including files from local or external resources.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.4. Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION: Update to version 1.5.1.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Solpot

ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://www.solpotcrew.org/adv/solpot-adv-01.txt