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[GLSA-200507-08] phpGroupWare, eGroupWare: PHP script injection vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
phpGroupWare, eGroupWare: PHP script injection vulnerability

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200507-08
(phpGroupWare, eGroupWare: PHP script injection vulnerability)

The XML-RPC implementations of phpGroupWare and eGroupWare fail to
sanitize input sent to the XML-RPC server using the "POST" method.

Impact

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

There are no known workarounds at this time.

References:
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1921

Solution:
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"

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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