Horde Application Framework up to 3.0.7 Administration Interface phpshell.php PHP_SELF cross site scripting
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability has been found in Horde Application Framework up to 3.0.7 (Groupware Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file phpshell.php of the component Administration Interface. The manipulation of the argument PHP_SELF with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administration interface in Horde Application Framework before 3.3.6, Horde Groupware before 1.2.5, and Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to (1) phpshell.php, (2) cmdshell.php, or (3) sqlshell.php in admin/, related to the PHP_SELF variable.
The weakness was presented 12/21/2009 by Juan Galiana Lara (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3701 since 10/15/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
A public exploit has been developed by Juan Galiana Lara and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:phpshell.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44831 (Debian DSA-1966-1 : horde3 - insufficient input sanitising), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165156 (SUSE Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:004)).
Upgrading to version 3.0.8 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54904), Tenable (44831) and Exploit-DB (10512). See 51473, 51472, 51245 and 51232 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Juan Galiana Lara
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Nessus ID: 44831
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1966-1 : horde3 - insufficient input sanitising
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OpenVAS ID: 66657
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1966-1 (horde3)
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Upgrade: Application Framework 3.0.8
Timeline
10/15/2009 🔍11/26/2009 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: horde.orgAdvisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Juan Galiana Lara
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3701 (🔍)
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X-Force: 54904
SecurityTracker: 1023365 - Horde Application Framework Input Validation Flaw in Administrator Scripts Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 24895 - Horde Multiple Products Remote Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability related to PHP_SELF Variable, Medium
SecurityFocus: 37351 - Horde Application Framework Administration Interface 'PHP_SELF' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 37709 - Horde Application Framework Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-3549
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/30/2021 08:36
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (68), 02/21/2017 17:11 (26), 08/30/2021 08:36 (3)
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