Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in login.php in phpGroupWare 0.9.16.12, and possibly other versions before 0.9.16.014, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an arbitrary parameter whose name begins with the "phpgw_" sequence.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | phpgroupware | 1:0.9.16.012+dfsg-8+lenny1 | DSA-1978-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1978-1 phpgroupware - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 35761 vdb-entry
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/branches/Version-0_9_16-branch/phpgwapi/doc/CHANGELOG?r1=17045&r2=19117&pathrev=19117&sortby=date&root=phpgroupware
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/branches/Version-0_9_16-branch/login.php?r1=19063&r2=19117&pathrev=19117&sortby=date&root=phpgroupware
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc?view=rev&root=phpgroupware&sortby=date&revision=19117
- 35519 third-party-advisory
- http://kambing.ui.ac.id/gentoo-portage/www-apps/phpgroupware/files/phpgroupware-SA35519.patch
- phpgroupware-query-xss(51923) vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20091220 CVE request: phpgroupware mailing-list
- 56179 vdb-entry