CVE-2017-2150: booking_calendar_project booking_calendar Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-2150 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in booking_calendar_project booking_calendar. EPSS estimates a 2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 28-04-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Booking Calendar version 7.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via specially crafted captcha_chalange parameter.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.