VDB-66877 · CVE-2012-6640 · GCVE-0-2012-6640

Horde Groupware up to 4.0.8 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Horde Groupware up to 4.0.8. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-6640. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Horde Groupware up to 4.0.8 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Horde Internet Mail Program (IMP) before 5.0.22, as used in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 4.0.9, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted SVG image attachment, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5565.

The weakness was disclosed 04/05/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-6640 since 04/05/2014. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Groupware Software

Vendor

Horde

Name

Groupware

Version

License

free

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Groupware 4.0.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

04/05/2014 🔍
04/05/2014 +0 days 🔍
04/05/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +353 days 🔍
05/09/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: horde.org

Advisory: 08c699f744b6d2be1a5f3a2ba7203f4631b4c5dc
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-6640 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6640
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66877
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/09/2026 22:00
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (48), 03/08/2019 17:18 (2), 02/06/2022 15:33 (4), 05/09/2026 22:00 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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