Description
index.php in Horde Application Framework before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to include web pages from other sites, which could be useful for phishing attacks, via a URL in the url parameter, aka "cross-site referencing." NOTE: some sources have referred to this issue as XSS, but it is different than classic XSS.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 4.0 | horde3 | 3.1.3-4etch1 | DSA-1406-1 |
| Debian 3.1 | horde3 | 3.0.4-4sarge6 | DSA-1406-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1406-1 horde3 - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://www.scip.ch/cgi-bin/smss/showadvf.pl?id=2456
- [horde-announce] 20060817 Horde 3.1.3 (final) mailing-list
- 27565 third-party-advisory
- 1422 third-party-advisory
- 20060816 [scip_Advisory 2456] Horde Framework and Horde IMP /index.php cross site referencing mailing-list
- 21500 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-3309 vdb-entry
- DSA-1406 vendor-advisory
- horde-index-xss(28411) vdb-entry
- 1016713 vdb-entry