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PhpGroupWare plaintext cookie authentication credentials vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
18 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host seems to be running PhpGroupWare. PhpGroupWare is a multi-user groupware suite written in PHP.
Insight
Insight
This version is reported to contain a plaintext cookie authentication credentials information disclosure vulnerability. If the web administration of PHPGroupWare is not conducted over an encrypted link, an attacker with the ability to sniff network traffic could easily retrieve these passwords. This may aid the attacker in further system compromise.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 0.9.16.002 or newer