phpGroupWare: Various vulnerabilities

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200501-08 / phpgroupware
Release Date	January 06, 2005
Latest Revision	May 22, 2006: 04
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
www-apps/phpgroupware	< 0.9.16.004	>= 0.9.16.004	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #74487

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpGroupWare that could lead to information disclosure or remote compromise.

2. Impact Information

Background

phpGroupWare is a web-based suite of group applications including a calendar, todo-list, addressbook, email, wiki, news headlines, and a file manager.

Description

Several flaws were discovered in phpGroupWare making it vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks, SQL injection, and full path disclosure.

Impact

These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks, execute SQL queries, and disclose the full path of the web directory.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All phpGroupWare users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/phpgroupware-0.9.16.004"

Note: Users with the vhosts USE flag set should manually use webapp-config to finalize the update.

4. References

Page updated January 06, 2005

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