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PHProjekt Unspecified Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Uses a form-POST method to enter the configuration page

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running PHProjekt, open-source PHP Groupware
package. It runs on most Linux and Unix variants, in addition
to Microsoft Windows operating systems.

An unspecified authentication bypass vulnerability is present in the
'setup.php' source file and may be exploited by a remote attacker to gain
access to the 'setup.php' file without requiring authentication. The
'setup.php' file may then be employed to make administrative
configuration changes to the PHPProjekt website.

Solution : Upgrade setup.php to the fixed version - setup.php,v 1.3
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 11797

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