Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Horde Application Framework 3.2 before 3.2.5 and 3.3 before 3.3.5; Groupware 1.1 before 1.1.6 and 1.2 before 1.2.4; and Groupware Webmail Edition 1.1 before 1.1.6 and 1.2 before 1.2.4; allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) crafted number preferences that are not properly handled in the preference system (services/prefs.php), as demonstrated by the sidebar_width parameter; or (2) crafted unknown MIME "text parts" that are not properly handled in the MIME viewer library (config/mime_drivers.php).
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 5.0 | horde3 | 3.2.2+debian0-2+lenny2 | DSA-1966-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | horde3 | 3.1.3-4etch7 | DSA-1966-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1966-1 horde3 - cross-site scripting Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [horde-announce] 20090914 [announce] Horde Groupware 1.2.4 (final) mailing-list
- 36665 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/?id=8311
- http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/?id=8399
- [horde-announce] 20090914 [announce] Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 1.1.6 (final) mailing-list
- horde-mimeviewer-xss(53200) vdb-entry
- 58109 vdb-entry
- [horde-announce] 20090914 [announce] Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 1.2.4 (final) mailing-list
- 58108 vdb-entry
- [horde-announce] 20090914 [announce] [SECURITY] Horde 3.2.5 (final) mailing-list
- [horde-announce] 20090914 [announce] [SECURITY] Horde 3.3.5 (final) mailing-list
- [horde-announce] 20090914 [announce] Horde Groupware 1.1.6 (final) mailing-list