UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16908

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16908
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16908.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16908
Upstream
Published
2017-11-20T20:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:36:22.379756Z
Severity
  • 5.4 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

In Horde Groupware 5.2.19, there is XSS via the Name field during creation of a new Resource. This can be leveraged for remote code execution after compromising an administrator account, because the CVE-2015-7984 CSRF protection mechanism can then be bypassed.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / php-horde-kronolith

Package

Name
php-horde-kronolith
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/php-horde-kronolith@4.2.23-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.2.22-1
4.2.23-1
4.2.23-1ubuntu1