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title: "CVE-2005-0870\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2005-0870

Publication date 2 May 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpSysInfo 2.3, when
register\_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web
script or HTML via the (1) sensor\_program parameter to index.php, (2)
text[language], (3) text[template], or (4) hide\_picklist parameter to
system\_footer.php.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| egroupware | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 1.0.0.009.dfsg-3-4 |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 1.0.0.009.dfsg-3-4 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.0.0.009.dfsg-3-4 |
| phpgroupware | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 0.9.16.010-1 |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 0.9.16.010-1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 0.9.16.010-1 |
| phpsysinfo | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 2.3-7 |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 2.3-7 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 2.3-7 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0870)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0870)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2005-0870)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0870)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0870>
