Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Horde 3.1.6, Groupware before 1.0.5, and Groupware Webmail Edition before 1.0.6, when running with certain configurations, allows remote authenticated users to read and execute arbitrary files via ".." sequences and a null byte in the theme name.
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 | 3.1.3-4etch3 | DSA-1519-1 |
| Debian 3.1 | horde3 | 3.0.4-4sarge7 | DSA-1519-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1519-1 horde3 - information disclosure Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 3726 third-party-advisory
- 29286 third-party-advisory
- horde-theme-file-include(41054) vdb-entry
- [announce] 20080307 Horde Groupware 1.0.5 (final) mailing-list
- [announce] 20080307 Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 1.0.6 (final) mailing-list
- FEDORA-2008-2406 vendor-advisory
- 20080307 Horde Webmail file inclusion proof of concept & patch. mailing-list
- GLSA-200805-01 vendor-advisory
- DSA-1519 vendor-advisory
- 30047 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-2362 vendor-advisory
- 29374 third-party-advisory
- 20080308 Re: Horde Webmail file inclusion proof of concept & patch. mailing-list
- [announce] 20080307 Horde 3.1.7 (final) mailing-list
- ADV-2008-0822 vdb-entry
- 28153 vdb-entry
- 29400 third-party-advisory