CVE-2008-5968 is a directory traversal vulnerability in PHP iCalendar 2.24 and earlier, specifically within the print.php script. This flaw allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files by manipulating the cookie_language parameter in a phpicalendar_* cookie. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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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