CVE-2007-1236
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedsitex allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a request with a numerical value for the (1) sxMonth[] or (2) sxYear[] parameter to calendar.php, or the (3) page[] parameter to calendar_events.php, which reveals the path in various error messages.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe SiteX application contains a path disclosure vulnerability where specially crafted requests to calendar.php using numerical values for sxMonth[] or sxYear[] parameters, or to calendar_events.php using a numerical page[] parameter, cause the application to reveal full server filesystem paths in error messages.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify SiteX installation existsLocate SiteX application files in the web directory, specifically looking for calendar.php and calendar_events.php filesAffected if SiteX is installed and these PHP files are present on the server
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Confirm calendar.php is accessibleSend an HTTP GET request to calendar.php through the web serverAffected if The file exists and returns a response (even an error response)
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Test calendar.php with sxMonth[] parameterSend a request to calendar.php with a numerical value for the sxMonth[] parameter (for example: calendar.php?sxMonth[]=1)Affected if The response contains a full server filesystem path in any error message or warning
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Test calendar.php with sxYear[] parameterSend a request to calendar.php with a numerical value for the sxYear[] parameter (for example: calendar.php?sxYear[]=2024)Affected if The response contains a full server filesystem path in any error message or warning
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Test calendar_events.php with page[] parameterSend a request to calendar_events.php with a numerical value for the page[] parameter (for example: calendar_events.php?page[]=1)Affected if The response contains a full server filesystem path in any error message or warning
The environment is affected if any of the three parameter tests (sxMonth[], sxYear[], or page[]) return error messages exposing the full server filesystem path.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper input validation and type checking on the affected parameters, and configure custom error handlers to display generic error messages instead of verbose stack traces or debug information that exposes server paths.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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