GLSA-200508-20 : phpGroupWare: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19573

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200508-20 (phpGroupWare: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All phpGroupWare users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/phpgroupware-0.9.16.008'

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19573

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200508-20.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 9/6/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:phpgroupware

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/30/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2498, CVE-2005-2600

GLSA: 200508-20

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