Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in about.php in phpGroupWare (phpgw) before 0.9.16.016 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the app parameter.
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+lenny2 | DSA-2046-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2046-1 phpgroupware - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- ADV-2010-1146 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-1145 vdb-entry
- http://download.phpgroupware.org/
- phpgroupware-about-file-include(58657) vdb-entry
- [phpgroupware-users] 20100512 Phpgroupware security release 0.9.16.016 mailing-list
- 40167 vdb-entry
- http://forums.phpgroupware.org/index.php?t=msg&th=98662&start=0&rid=0
- 20100514 phpGroupWare SQL Injections and Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities (CVE-2010-0403 and CVE-2010-0404) mailing-list
- 39731 third-party-advisory
- DSA-2046 vendor-advisory
- 39665 third-party-advisory