Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in horde/templates/topbar/_menubar.html.php in Horde Groupware before 5.2.12 and Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchfield parameter, as demonstrated by a request to xplorer/gollem/manager.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 12 | php-horde | 5.2.9+debian0-1 | — |
| Debian 8 | php-horde | 5.2.1+debian0-2+deb8u3 | DSA-3497-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-3497-1 php-horde - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20160206 CVE Request: Horde: Two cross-site scripting vulnerabilities mailing-list
- http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/14213
- [oss-security] 20160206 Re: CVE Request: Horde: Two cross-site scripting vulnerabilities mailing-list
- DSA-3497 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-3d1183830b vendor-advisory
- [announce] 20160202 [announce] [SECURITY] Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 5.2.12 (final) mailing-list
- FEDORA-2016-5d0e7f15ef vendor-advisory
- [announce] 20160202 [announce] [SECURITY] Horde Groupware 5.2.12 (final) mailing-list
- https://github.com/horde/horde/blob/e838d4c800b0d1ecaf8b4cc613fd3af4f994c79c/bundles/webmail/docs/CHANGES
- https://github.com/horde/horde/commit/ab07a1b447de34e13983b4d7ceb18b58c3a358d8