{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"CVE-2017-16908","aliases":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16908","DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16908","DLA-2350-1"],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"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.","dates":{"published":"2017-11-20T20:00:00.000Z","modified":"2024-08-05T20:35:21.314Z","reserved":null,"kevAdded":[],"kevDue":[]},"cvss":{"headline":{"score":5.4,"severity":"medium","version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"NVD","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","computed":false,"selection":"backend-summary"},"metrics":[{"version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"NVD","score":5.4,"severity":"medium","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false},{"version":"2.0","versionLabel":"v2.0","source":"NVD","score":3.5,"severity":"low","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false},{"version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"OSV · Ubuntu","score":5.4,"severity":"medium","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","exploitability":5.9,"impact":4.5,"computed":true},{"version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"OSV · Debian","score":5.4,"severity":"medium","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","exploitability":5.9,"impact":4.5,"computed":true}]},"epss":{"probability":0.01752,"percentile":0.77674,"severity":"low","asOf":"2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z","change":{"pp":-0.4969999999999999,"baselineDate":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","baselineScore":0.02249},"history":[{"date":"2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02249,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":0.77674}],"last30":[{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02249,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.01752,"percentile":0.77674}]},"kev":{"state":"not-listed","entries":[],"listedCount":0,"totalCatalogs":3,"catalogs":[{"source":"cisa","label":"CISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"enisa","label":"ENISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"circl","label":"CIRCL","listed":false,"entry":null}]},"ransomware":{"state":"none-recorded","sources":[]},"exploits":[{"id":"REF_4DA4EB8F2776F87B","name":"Exploit Reference (code610.blogspot.com)","source":"reference","url":"http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/11/rce-via-xss-horde-5219.html","maturity":"unknown","reliabilityScore":0.2,"verified":false,"type":null,"platforms":[],"requiresAuth":null,"exploitdb":null,"metasploit":null}],"exploitCount":1,"weaknesses":[{"id":"CWE-79","name":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","description":"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.","type":"weakness","status":"Stable","abstraction":"Base","likelihoodOfExploit":"High","url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"debian","product":"php-horde-kronolith","name":"php-horde-kronolith","label":"php-horde-kronolith","ecosystem":"Debian","cpePart":null,"purl":"pkg:deb/debian/php-horde-kronolith","purlType":"deb","versions":[{"text":"< 4.2.24-1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"< 4.2.19-1+deb9u1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"< 4.2.24-1 | < 4.2.19-1+deb9u1","eol":null,"hubHref":null},{"vendor":"ubuntu","product":"php-horde-kronolith","name":"php-horde-kronolith","label":"php-horde-kronolith","ecosystem":"Ubuntu","cpePart":null,"purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/php-horde-kronolith","purlType":"deb","versions":[{"text":"All versions","noFixRecorded":true,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"All versions (No fix recorded)","eol":null,"hubHref":null},{"vendor":"horde","product":"groupware","name":"groupware","label":"groupware","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"5.2.19","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"5.2.19","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/horde/groupware"}],"affectedCount":3,"eol":{"hasEol":false,"count":0},"references":[{"url":"http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/11/rce-via-xss-horde-5219.html","label":"code610.blogspot.com/2017/11/rce-via-xss-horde-5219.html","hostname":"code610.blogspot.com","tags":["X Refsource MISC","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory","REPORT"]},{"url":"https://github.com/horde/kronolith/commit/39f740068ad21618f6f70b6e37855c61cadbd716","label":"github.com/horde/kronolith/commit/39f740068ad21618f6f70b6e37855c61cadbd716","hostname":"github.com","tags":["X Refsource CONFIRM","Patch","Vendor Advisory","REPORT"]},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00048.html","label":"lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00048.html","hostname":"lists.debian.org","tags":["Mailing List","X Refsource MLIST"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16908","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16908","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16908","label":"www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16908","hostname":"www.cve.org","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16908","label":"security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16908","hostname":"security-tracker.debian.org","tags":["Advisory"]}],"lineage":{"upstream":[],"downstream":[],"duplicates":[],"related":[]},"timeline":[{"kind":"published","date":"2017-11-20T20:00:00.000Z","label":"Published","detail":"Vulnerability first disclosed.","source":null},{"kind":"modified","date":"2024-08-05T20:35:21.314Z","label":"Last modified","detail":"Vulnerability information updated.","source":null}],"risk":{"score":32,"level":"medium","profile":"Default","thresholds":{"critical":75,"high":50,"medium":25,"low":10}},"meta":{"dataAsOf":"2026-10-21T16:17:00.679Z","stale":false,"partial":false}}