CVE-2008-5968 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in print.php in PHP iCalendar 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the cookie_language parameter in a phpicalendar_* cookie, a different vector than CVE-2006-1292.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.92% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-01-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpicalendar | phpicalendar |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP iCalendar 2.24 - 'cookie_language' Local File Inclusion / Arbitrary File Upload | 2008-09-21 |
References
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