CVE-2006-1291 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.1% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.1% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-03-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php icalendar | php icalendar |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP iCalendar 2.21 - 'publish.ical.php' Remote Code Execution | 2006-03-15 |
References
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/php-iCalendar-221.upload.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19285
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17129
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1019
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1586
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/php-iCalendar-221.upload.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19285
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17129
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1019
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1586
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