Horde Groupware/Groupware Webmail Edition 4.0.8 Portal Blocks input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Horde Groupware and Groupware Webmail Edition 4.0.8. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Portal Blocks. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-5825. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Horde Groupware and Groupware Webmail Edition 4.0.8 (Groupware Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Portal Blocks. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Tweepy does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject s Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, related to use of the Python httplib library.

The weakness was released 11/14/2012 as 349780 as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is shared for download at freecode.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-5825 since 11/04/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 4.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.horde.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80084), SecurityFocus (BID 56541†), OSVDB (87345†), Secunia (SA51223†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027775†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5464, VDB-5465, VDB-6957 and VDB-6958. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Groupware/Groupware Webmail Edition 4.0.9
Patch: git.horde.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: horde.org

Advisory: 349780
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5825 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6956
X-Force: 80084 - Horde multiple products unspecified cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 56541 - Multiple Horde Products Multiple Unspecified HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51223 - Python tweepy Module SSL Certificate Verification Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 87345
SecurityTracker: 1027775

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/16/2012 14:15
Updated: 03/22/2019 19:11
Changes: 11/16/2012 14:15 (50), 03/22/2019 19:11 (24)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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