GLSA 200409-22: phpGroupWare: XSS vulnerability in wiki module

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Severity:	normal
Title:	phpGroupWare: XSS vulnerability in wiki module
Date:	09/16/2004
Bugs:	#63063
ID:	200409-22

Synopsis

The phpGroupWare software contains a cross site scripting vulnerability in the wiki module.

Background

phpGroupWare is a web-based suite of group applications including calendar, todo-list, addressbook, email, wiki, news headlines, and a file manager.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-apps/phpgroupware	< 0.9.16.003	>= 0.9.16.003	All supported architectures

Description

Due to an input validation error, the wiki module in the phpGroupWare suite is vulnerable to cross site scripting attacks.

Impact

This vulnerability gives an attacker the ability to inject and execute malicious script code, potentially compromising the victim's browser.

Workaround

The is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All phpGroupWare users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge sync
    
    # emerge -pv ">=www-apps/phpgroupware-0.9.16.003"
    # emerge ">=www-apps/phpgroupware-0.9.16.003"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-22.xml

Concerns?

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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.