CVE-2004-2578

phpGroupWare before 0.9.16.002 transmits the (1) header admin and (2) setup passwords in plaintext via cookies, which allows remote attackers to sniff passwords.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-2578 is rated Moderate Risk (45.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.43%). EPSS rose +1.02% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2578

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.40% 1.43% +1.02%
2 2025-03-30 0.45% 0.40% -0.05%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.45% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2578

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2578

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2578

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.9_pl1 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.9_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.13 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.14.003 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.14.003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.14.005 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.14.005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.14.006 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.14.006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.14.007 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.14.007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.16.000 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.16.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.16.001 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.16.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2578

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