CVE-2008-5840 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in PHP iCalendar versions 2.24 and earlier. Attackers can gain unauthorized access by manipulating specific cookies, specifically by setting 'phpicalendar' and 'phpicalendar_login' to '1'. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-6526) is publicly available on ExploitDB, and there is some community discussion surrounding it, though no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are noted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpicalendar:phpicalendar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpicalendar:phpicalendar:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpicalendar:phpicalendar:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpicalendar:phpicalendar:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpicalendar:phpicalendar:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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