SQL Injection Vulnerability in SuperCali PHP Event Calendar

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Advisory ID:	HTB22983
Product:	SuperCali PHP Event Calendar
Vendor:	Inforest Communications Web Design
Vulnerable Versions:	1.0.7 and probably prior
Tested Version:	1.0.7
Advisory Publication:	May 3, 2011 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	May 3, 2011
Public Disclosure:	May 17, 2011
Vulnerability Type:	SQL Injection [CWE-89]
Risk Level:	High

CVSSv2 Base Score:	7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Discovered and Provided:	High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered vulnerability in SuperCali PHP Event Calendar which could be exploited to perform SQL injection attacks. 1) SQL injection vulnerability in SuperCali PHP Event Calendar The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation errors in the "category_id" parameter in show_event.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in application`s database. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to read, modify, add or delete arbitrary data in the database. Successful exploitation requires that register_globals is enabled. Exploitation example: http://[host]/show_event.php?category_id=-1%20union%20select%20version%28%29 %20--%202
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Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches or other solutions. The vendor was contacted in accordance to our Vendor Notification Policy but we didn't get any answer or feedback.

References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22983 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22983 - SQL Injection Vulnerability in SuperCali PHP Event Calendar [2] SuperCali PHP Event Calendar - supercali.inforest.com- SuperCali is an event calendar script that supports nested categories of events and multiple moderators, making it a good choice for organizations managing a large number of activities. [3] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.

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