phpGroupWare 0.9.16.12 login.php arbitrary cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in phpGroupWare 0.9.16.12. Impacted is an unknown function of the file login.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument arbitrary can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-4416. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpGroupWare 0.9.16.12 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file login.php. The manipulation of the argument arbitrary with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in login.php in phpGroupWare 0.9.16.12, and possibly other versions before 0.9.16.014, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an arbitrary parameter whose name begins with the "phpgw_" sequence.

The weakness was presented 07/22/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at kambing.ui.ac.id. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4416 since 12/24/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:login.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44842 (Debian DSA-1978-1 : 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175057 (Debian Security Update for Phpgroupware (DSA-1978)).

Upgrading to version 0.9.16.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51923), Tenable (44842), SecurityFocus (BID 35761†), OSVDB (56179†) and Secunia (SA35519†). See VDB-51297 and VDB-51296 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 44842
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1978-1 : phpgroupware - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 66772
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1978-1 (phpgroupware)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpGroupWare 0.9.16.12

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kambing.ui.ac.id
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-4416 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4416
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51298

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X-Force: 51923
SecurityFocus: 35761 - phpGroupWare Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35519 - phpGroupWare Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 56179 - phpGroupWare login.php phpgw_* Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 24844 - phpGroupWare 0.9.16.12 XSS Vulnerability via query parameter names that start with \x27phpgw_\x27, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/03/2025 12:57
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (65), 02/21/2017 08:05 (13), 08/30/2021 10:12 (3), 02/03/2025 12:57 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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