5.4

CVE-2017-16908: horde groupware Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 5.4v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-16908DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16908DLA-2350-1
Published 20-11-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-16908 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in horde groupware. EPSS estimates a 1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.75%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 20-11-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Horde Groupware 5.2.19, there is XSS via the Name field during creation of a new Resource. This can be leveraged for remote code execution after compromising an administrator account, because the CVE-2015-7984 CSRF protection mechanism can then be bypassed.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.75%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.75% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.75%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (code610.blogspot.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • php-horde-kronolith< 4.2.24-1 | < 4.2.19-1+deb9u1
Horde1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • php-horde-kronolithAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

6 links