phpGroupWare up to 0.9.16.003 Error Message preferences.php menuaction privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpGroupWare and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file preferences.php of the component Error Message Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument menuaction can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1385. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in phpGroupWare (Groupware Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file preferences.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument menuaction with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

phpGroupWare 0.9.16.003 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information via (1) unexpected characters in the session ID such as shell metacharacters, (2) an invalid appname parameter to preferences.php or (3) an invalid menuaction parameter to index.php, which reveals the web server path in an error message.

The bug was discovered 12/15/2004. The weakness was shared 12/31/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gentoo.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1385 since 01/28/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:preferences.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16399 (GLSA-200501-08 : phpGroupWare: Various vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18497), Exploit-DB (24847), Tenable (16399), OSVDB (12390†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14261†). The entry VDB-22683 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 16399
Nessus Name: GLSA-200501-08 : phpGroupWare: Various vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54794
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200501-08 (phpgroupware)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/15/2004 🔍
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12/31/2004 +16 days 🔍
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01/06/2005 +6 days 🔍
01/28/2005 +22 days 🔍
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02/13/2007 +729 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +2982 days 🔍
05/26/2025 +3695 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1385 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1385
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22684
X-Force: 18497
OSVDB: 12390 - phpGroupWare path disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 14261 - phpGroupWare Web Server Path Disclosure, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:28
Updated: 05/26/2025 16:21
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:28 (69), 07/14/2019 16:20 (6), 05/26/2025 16:21 (27)
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