Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in framework/Image/Image.php in Horde before 3.2.4 and 3.3.3 and Horde Groupware before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the Horde_Image driver 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 | 3.1.3-4etch5 | DSA-1765-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Horde - Horde_Image::factory driver Argument Local File Inclusion EDB-16154 · webapps · Feb 11, 2011 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Horde/Horde Groupware - Local File Inclusion http/cves/2009/CVE-2009-0932.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
Advisories 1
- DSA-1765-1 horde3 - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [announce] 20090127 Horde Groupware 1.1.5 (final) mailing-list
- SUSE-SR:2009:007 vendor-advisory
- http://cvs.horde.org/co.php/horde/docs/CHANGES?r=1.515.2.503
- 33491 vdb-entry
- 33695 third-party-advisory
- [announce] 20090127 Horde 3.2.4 (final) mailing-list
- 34418 third-party-advisory
- [announce] 20090127 Horde 3.3.3 (final) mailing-list
- http://cvs.horde.org/co.php/groupware/docs/groupware/CHANGES?r=1.28.2.5
- http://cvs.horde.org/co.php/horde/docs/CHANGES?r=1.515.2.413.2.5
- 34609 third-party-advisory
- 8077 third-party-advisory