phpGroupWare: Multiple vulnerabilities

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200508-20 / phpgroupware
Release Date	August 30, 2005
Latest Revision	August 30, 2005: 01
Impact	high
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
www-apps/phpgroupware	< 0.9.16.008	>= 0.9.16.008	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #102379

Synopsis

phpGroupWare is vulnerable to multiple issues ranging from information disclosure to a potential execution of arbitrary code.

2. Impact Information

Background

phpGroupWare is a multi-user groupware suite written in PHP.

Description

phpGroupWare improperly validates the "mid" parameter retrieved via a forum post. The current version of phpGroupWare also adds several safeguards to prevent XSS issues, and disables the use of a potentially vulnerable XML-RPC library.

Impact

A remote attacker may leverage the XML-RPC vulnerability to execute arbitrary PHP script code. He could also create a specially crafted request that will reveal private posts.

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-0.9.16.008"

4. References

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