Horde Application Framework up to 3.0.7 Xss.php HREF cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Horde Application Framework up to 3.0.7. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function in the library Text_Filter/lib/Horde/Text/Filter/Xss.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument HREF can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-4363. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Horde Application Framework up to 3.0.7 (Groupware Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing in the library Text_Filter/lib/Horde/Text/Filter/Xss.php. The manipulation of the argument HREF 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. CVE summarizes:

Text_Filter/lib/Horde/Text/Filter/Xss.php in Horde Application Framework before 3.3.6, Horde Groupware before 1.2.5, and Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 1.2.5 does not properly handle data: URIs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via data:text/html values for the HREF attribute of an A element in an HTML e-mail message. NOTE: the vendor states that the issue is caused by "an XSS vulnerability in Firefox browsers."

The weakness was disclosed 12/21/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4363. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

By approaching the search of inurl:Text_Filter/lib/Horde/Text/Filter/Xss.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 118223 (Fedora Update for Horde (FEDORA-2010-5563)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54817), Tenable (44831) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24697†). The entries VDB-45971, VDB-44020, VDB-44019 and VDB-47172 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Application Framework 3.0.8

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12/21/2009 +5 days 🔍
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01/26/2010 +36 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1877 days 🔍
08/30/2021 +2357 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: horde.org

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4363 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4363
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51232

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X-Force: 54817
Vulnerability Center: 24697 - Horde Multiple Products Administration Interface XSS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/30/2021 08:59
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (61), 02/20/2017 10:15 (7), 08/30/2021 08:55 (4), 08/30/2021 08:59 (1)
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