vBulletin Forum Software Input Validation Hole in 'calendar.php' Lets Remote Users Execute Commands
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1005284
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1005284
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CVE Reference: CVE-2002-1660
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Jun 3 2008
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Original Entry Date: Sep 25 2002
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Exploit Included: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 2.2.8
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Description: An input validation flaw was reported in the vBulletin forum software. A remote user can execute arbitrary commands on the system.
SecuriTeam reported that there is a flaw in the calendar.php script. A remote user can inject SQL commands to be executed by the
server.
A demonstration exploit example is provided:
/calendar.php?calbirthdays=1&action=getday&day=2001-8-15&comma=%22;echo%20'';%20echo%20%60[command]%20%60;die()
;echo%22
SecuriTeam credits gosper at nix.org with reporting this bug.
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Impact: A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the system, typically with the privileges of the web server.
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Solution: The vendor has released a fixed version (2.2.8), available at:
http://www.vbulletin.com/
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Vendor URL: www.vbulletin.com/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Reported By: support@securiteam.com
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Message History:
None.
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