Horde Groupware up to 5.2.10 admin/cmdshell.php cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Horde Groupware up to 5.2.10. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file admin/cmdshell.php. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-7984. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Horde Groupware up to 5.2.10 (Groupware Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file admin/cmdshell.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Horde before 5.2.8, Horde Groupware before 5.2.11, and Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 5.2.11 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that execute arbitrary (1) commands via the cmd parameter to admin/cmdshell.php, (2) SQL queries via the sql parameter to admin/sqlshell.php, or (3) PHP code via the php parameter to admin/phpshell.php.

The weakness was presented 11/19/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at htbridge.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-7984 since 10/26/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/cmdshell.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86713 (Debian DSA-3391-1 : php-horde - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 5.2.11 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (38765) and Tenable (86713). See VDB-79290 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 86713
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3391-1 : php-horde - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703391
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3391-1 (php-horde - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Groupware 5.2.11

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10/26/2015 🔍
11/03/2015 +8 days 🔍
11/04/2015 +1 days 🔍
11/19/2015 +15 days 🔍
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11/20/2015 +1 days 🔍
01/22/2025 +3351 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: horde.org

Advisory: htbridge.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-7984 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7984
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79273

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

Created: 11/20/2015 09:23
Updated: 01/22/2025 15:11
Changes: 11/20/2015 09:23 (51), 04/13/2018 08:51 (16), 01/22/2025 15:11 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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