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CVE-2001-0043: Phpgroupware: Remote code execution

CVE-2001-0043 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Phpgroupware. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

phpGroupWare before 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP commands by specifying a malicious include file in the phpgw_info parameter of the phpgw.inc.php program.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
• Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
• Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
• Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
• Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
• Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

• Phpgroupware: 0.9.6

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0053.html
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=17604
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2069
• http://www.osvdb.org/1682
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5650