Description
publish.ical.php in Jim Hu and Chad Little PHP iCalendar 2.21 and earlier does not require authentication for write access to the calendars directory, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP scripts via a WebDAV PUT request with a filename containing a .php extension and a trailing null character.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- PHP iCalendar 2.21 - 'publish.ical.php' Remote Code Execution EDB-1586 · webapps · Mar 15, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 19285 third-party-advisory
- 1586 exploit
- ADV-2006-1019 vdb-entry
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/php-iCalendar-221.upload.php
- 17129 vdb-entry