CVE-2004-2577 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote attackers can access sensitive files in user home directories via WebDAV due to a flawed access control check in phpGroupWare.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2577?
CVE-2004-2577 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Nov 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The acl_check function in phpGroupWare 0.9.16RC2 always returns True, even when mkdir does not behave as expected, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via WebDAV from users' home directories that lack .htaccess files, and possibly has other unknown impacts.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2577?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpgroupware Phpgroupware.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2577?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2577 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2004-2577 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2577 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2004-2406 Other in n/a
- CVE-2004-2407 Unknown vulnerability in phpGroupWare before 0.9.14.002 has unknown attack vectors and impact, related to a "security hole" in the Setup/Config functionality.
- CVE-2003-0599 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2001-0043 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2010-0404 SQL injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9cgp-mfwv-fgfw.