Directory traversal vulnerability in print.php in PHP iCalendar 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary l…

published 2009-01-26 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5938

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.9%; EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

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.

Timeline

2008-09-21 First public exploit (EDB-6519)
2009-01-26 Published

Exploit prediction

2.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-6519 PHP iCalendar 2.24 - 'cookie_language' Local File Inclusion / Arbitrary File Upload webapps, 2008-09-21

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/6519
exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/48322
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2008-5968
NVD CVE-2008-5968

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Summary