phpGroupWare up to 0.9.16.001 cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpGroupWare. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cleartext storage. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-2578. No exploit exists. It is suggested to enhance authentication.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in phpGroupWare (Groupware Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

phpGroupWare before 0.9.16.002 transmits the (1) header admin and (2) setup passwords in plaintext via cookies, which allows remote attackers to sniff passwords.

The weakness was disclosed 07/27/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at freshmeat.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2578 since 11/28/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1555 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14293 (phpGroupWare Admin/Setup Password Plaintext Cookie Storage), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12110 (PHPGroupWare Plaintext Cookie Authentication Credentials Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 0.9.16.002 eliminates this vulnerability. It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be adding authentication.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16970), Tenable (14293), SecurityFocus (BID 10895†), OSVDB (8354†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5339†). The entries VDB-23456, VDB-23455, VDB-23454 and VDB-23453 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 14293
Nessus Name: phpGroupWare Admin/Setup Password Plaintext Cookie Storage
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OpenVAS ID: 14293
OpenVAS Name: PhpGroupWare plaintext cookie authentication credentials vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Authentication
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Upgrade: phpGroupWare 0.9.16.002

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07/27/2004 🔍
08/06/2004 +9 days 🔍
08/09/2004 +2 days 🔍
08/09/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/17/2004 +8 days 🔍
09/08/2004 +22 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +114 days 🔍
11/28/2005 +332 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3388 days 🔍
07/05/2025 +3771 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: freshmeat.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23457
X-Force: 16970
SecurityFocus: 10895 - PHPGroupWare Plaintext Cookie Authentication Credentials Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8354 - phpGroupWare Admin/Setup Password Cleartext Cookie Storage
Vulnerability Center: 5339 - PhpGroupWare Allows Information Disclosure, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 07/05/2025 20:48
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (72), 05/24/2019 17:01 (2), 07/05/2025 20:48 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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