Horde Groupware up to 4.0.8 Portal Blocks cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Horde Groupware up to 4.0.8. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Portal Blocks. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-5567. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Horde Groupware up to 4.0.8 (Groupware Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Portal Blocks. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Horde Kronolith Calendar Application H4 before 3.0.18, as used in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 4.0.9, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted event location parameters in the (1) month, (2) monthlist, or (3) prevmonthlist fields, related to portal blocks.

The weakness was released 04/05/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5567 since 10/24/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74830 (openSUSE Security Update : horde4-kronolith (openSUSE-SU-2012:1625-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165847 (SUSE Security Update for horde3-kronolith (openSUSE-SU-2013:0176-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80084), Tenable (74830), SecurityFocus (BID 56541†), OSVDB (87345†) and Secunia (SA51233†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5464, VDB-5465, VDB-6956 and VDB-6957. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Groupware Software

Vendor

Horde

Name

Groupware

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.horde.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 74830
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : horde4-kronolith (openSUSE-SU-2012:1625-1)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Groupware 4.0.4
Patch: git.horde.org

Timelineinfo

10/24/2012 🔍
11/14/2012 +21 days 🔍
11/15/2012 +1 days 🔍
07/07/2013 +234 days 🔍
04/05/2014 +272 days 🔍
04/05/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +353 days 🔍
05/09/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: horde.org

Advisory: d865c564beb6e98532880aa51a04a79f3311cd1e
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5567 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5567
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66876
X-Force: 80084
SecurityFocus: 56541 - Multiple Horde Products Multiple Unspecified HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51233
OSVDB: 87345
Vulnerability Center: 40340 - Horde Groupware Kronolith Calendar Application Remote XSS Vulnerability in the Portal Blocks, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/09/2026 22:00
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (59), 05/04/2017 12:57 (9), 02/06/2022 15:22 (4), 02/06/2022 15:27 (1), 12/29/2024 05:55 (18), 05/09/2026 22:00 (1)
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