phpGroupWare 0.9.16.000/0.9.16.002/0.9.16.003/0.9.16.005 index.php Date cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in phpGroupWare 0.9.16.000/0.9.16.002/0.9.16.003/0.9.16.005 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument Date leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-2574. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpGroupWare 0.9.16.000/0.9.16.002/0.9.16.003/0.9.16.005 (Groupware Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument date with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in phpGroupWare 0.9.14.005 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the date parameter in a calendar.uicalendar.planner menuaction.

The weakness was presented 01/27/2004 by Cedric Cochin (Website). The advisory is shared at savannah.gnu.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2574 since 11/28/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16138 (phpGroupWare index.php Calendar Date XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18496), Exploit-DB (25044), Tenable (16138), SecurityFocus (BID 12082†) and OSVDB (7600†). See VDB-23454, VDB-23452, VDB-22683 and VDB-82108 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 16138
Nessus Name: phpGroupWare index.php Calendar Date XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 16138
OpenVAS Name: PhpGroupWare index.php HTML injection vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/27/2004 🔍
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07/09/2004 +164 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +174 days 🔍
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11/28/2005 +314 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3388 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: savannah.gnu.org
Researcher: Cedric Cochin
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2574 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2574
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23453
X-Force: 18496
SecurityFocus: 12082 - PHPGroupWare Index.PHP HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7600 - phpGroupWare index.php Calendar Date Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 6844 - PhpGroupWare Allows HTML Injection, Medium

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

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 05/25/2025 19:19
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (75), 05/29/2019 12:12 (3), 05/25/2025 19:19 (21)
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