Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) Text_Filter/Filter/xss.php in Horde 3.1.x…
Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) Text_Filter/Filter/xss.php in Horde 3.1.x before 3.1.9 and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 and (2) externalinput.php in Popoon r22196 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using / (slash) characters as replacements for spaces in an HTML e-mail message.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05152 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | Horde |
| cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.2 | Vulnerable | Horde |
| cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.3 | Vulnerable | Horde |
| cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.4 | Vulnerable | Horde |
| cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.5 | Vulnerable | Horde |
| cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.6 | Vulnerable | Horde |
| cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.7 | Vulnerable | Horde |
| cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.8 | Vulnerable | Horde |
| cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Horde |
| cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.1 | Vulnerable | Horde |
- cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Horde
- cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Horde
- cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·Horde
- cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·Horde
- cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.5 Vulnerable ·Horde
- cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.6 Vulnerable ·Horde
- cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.7 Vulnerable ·Horde
- cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.8 Vulnerable ·Horde
- cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Horde
- cpe:2.3:a:horde:horde:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Horde
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3824
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hgv-r2hx-8534
References
Patch 4
Advisory 1
Other 6
- http://www.phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2008-09-11.php
- ADV-2008-2548
- [horde-announce] 20080910 [SECURITY] Horde 3.2.2 (final)
- [oss-security] 20080910 [oCERT-2008-012] Horde, Popoon frameworks common input sanitization errors (XSS)
- http://blog.liip.ch/missed-case-in-externalinput-php-resulting-in-viable-xss-attacks.html
- 47996
Sources
- CVE-2008-3824 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3824 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5hgv-r2hx-8534 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-3824 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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