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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-08
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Severity: High
Title: phpGroupWare, eGroupWare: PHP script injection
vulnerability
Date: July 10, 2005
Bugs: #97460, #97651
ID: 200507-08
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Synopsis
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phpGroupWare and eGroupWare include an XML-RPC implementation which
allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP script commands.
Background
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phpGroupWare and eGroupWare are web based collaboration software
suites.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/phpgroupware < 0.9.16.006 >= 0.9.16.006
2 www-apps/egroupware < 1.0.0.008 >= 1.0.0.008
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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The XML-RPC implementations of phpGroupWare and eGroupWare fail to
sanitize input sent to the XML-RPC server using the "POST" method.
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit the XML-RPC vulnerability to execute
arbitrary PHP script code by sending specially crafted XML data to the
XML-RPC servers of phpGroupWare or eGroupWare.
Workaround
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There are no known workarounds at this time.
Resolution
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All phpGroupWare users should upgrade to the latest available version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-app/phpgroupware-0.9.16.006"
All eGroupWare users should upgrade to the latest available version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-app/egroupware-1.0.0.008"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-1921
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1921
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-08.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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