CVE-2017-16908

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    CVE-2017-16908

    Published: 20 Nov 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In Horde Groupware 5.2.19, there is XSS via the Name field during creation of a new Resource. This can be leveraged for remote code execution after compromising an administrator account, because the CVE-2015-7984 CSRF protection mechanism can then be bypassed.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00048.html, http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/11/rce-via-xss-horde-5219.html, https://github.com/horde/kronolith/commit/39f740068ad21618f6f70b6e37855c61cadbd716

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 861c2461b4c16a64383cfe4daa89eba79dff541a
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    5.2.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High