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WebCalendar SQL Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Sends a malformed cookie to the remote host

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server has a PHP script that is affected by a SQL
injection flaw.

Description :

The remote version of WebCalendar is vulnerable to a SQL injection
vulnerability that may permit a possible hacker to execute arbitrary SQL
statements against the remote database. A possible hacker may be able to
leverage this issue to, for example, delete arbitrary database tables.

See also :

http://www.scovettalabs.com/advisory/SCL-2005.001.txt
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110868446431706&w=2

Solution :

Upgrade to WebCalendar 0.9.5 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 5
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 12581

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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