Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities in PHPGroupWare

vendor:

PHPGroupWare

by:

Unknown

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

89, 79

CWE

Product Name: PHPGroupWare

Affected Version From: PHPGroupWare 0.9.16.003

Affected Version To: Unknown

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: Not available

CPE: a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: Unknown

Unknown

Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities in PHPGroupWare

PHPGroupWare contains multiple input validation vulnerabilities including SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) issues. These vulnerabilities are caused by the failure of the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input. The SQL injection vulnerabilities can allow remote attackers to manipulate query logic, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information or corruption of database data. The XSS vulnerabilities can allow remote attackers to create malicious links that execute hostile HTML and script code, potentially leading to theft of authentication credentials or other attacks.

Mitigation:

To mitigate these vulnerabilities, it is recommended to update PHPGroupWare to the latest version available. Additionally, input validation and sanitization should be implemented to prevent SQL injection and XSS attacks.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11952/info

Reportedly PHPGroupWare contains multiple input validation vulnerabilities; it is prone to multiple SQL injection and cross-site scripting issues. These issues are all due to a failure of the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input. 

The SQL injection issues may allow a remote attacker to manipulate query logic, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information such as the administrator password hash or corruption of database data. SQL injection attacks may also potentially be used to exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database implementation. 

The cross-site scripting issues could permit a remote attacker to create a malicious link to the vulnerable application that includes hostile HTML and script code. If this link were followed, the hostile code may be rendered in the web browser of the victim user. This would occur in the security context of the affected web site and may allow for theft of cookie-based authentication credentials or other attacks. 

These issues were identified in PHPGroupWare 0.9.16.003, however, it is possible that other versions are affected as well.

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