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  Severity: High
     Title: phpGroupWare: Multiple vulnerabilities
      Date: August 30, 2005
      Bugs: #102379
        ID: 200508-20

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

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

Affected packages
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     Package                /   Vulnerable   /              Unaffected
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  1  www-apps/phpgroupware     < 0.9.16.008              >= 0.9.16.008

Description
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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
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All phpGroupWare users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/phpgroupware-0.9.16.008"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-2498
        https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-2498
  [ 2 ] CAN-2005-2600
        https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2005-2600
  [ 3 ] Secunia Advisory SA16414
        https://secunia.com/advisories/16414

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200508-20.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0