phpGroupWare 0.9.14.004/0.9.16prerc Virtual File System cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpGroupWare 0.9.14.004/0.9.16prerc. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Virtual File System. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2003-0599. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in phpGroupWare 0.9.14.004/0.9.16prerc (Groupware Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Virtual File System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in the Virtual File System (VFS) capability for phpGroupWare 0.9.16preRC and versions before 0.9.14.004 with unknown implications, related to the VFS path being under the web document root.

The weakness was disclosed 08/27/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at phpgroupware.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0599 since 07/21/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15202 (Debian DSA-365-1 : phpgroupware - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (15202) and SecurityFocus (BID 8088†). The entries VDB-20663 and VDB-20802 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 15202
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-365-1 : phpgroupware - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53695
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 365-1 (phpgroupware)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/21/2003 🔍
08/05/2003 +15 days 🔍
08/27/2003 +22 days 🔍
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09/29/2004 +399 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3606 days 🔍
06/15/2018 +1401 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phpgroupware.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0599 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0599
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20767
SecurityFocus: 8088

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:32
Updated: 06/15/2018 08:01
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:32 (54), 06/15/2018 08:01 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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