CVE-2017-16908 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00462.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Horde	Groupware

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:5.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-2350-1	php-horde-kronolith security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-8078	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

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

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-11-20T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:35:21.314Z

Reserved: 2017-11-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-16908

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-11-20T20:29:00.480

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-16908

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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