A vulnerability was found in Horde Webmail 5.1 (Groupware Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file /horde/util/go.php of the component Redirect Handler. The manipulation of the argument url with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was released 03/31/2014 by Felipe Andrian Peixoto as File 125953 as not defined advisory (Packetstorm). The advisory is shared at packetstormsecurity.com. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Felipe Andrian Peixoto in URL and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:horde/util/go.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92296) and Exploit-DB (32638).

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• Groupware Software

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• Horde

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• Webmail

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• 5.1

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• free

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