Groupware Cross-site Scripting

An XSS issue was discovered in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition through 5.2.22 (where the Horde_Text_Filter library before 2.3.7 is used). The attacker can send a plain text e-mail message, with JavaScript encoded as a link or email that is mishandled by preProcess in Text2html.php, because bespoke use of \x00\x00\x00 and \x01\x01\x01 interferes with XSS defenses. (2021-02-14, CVE-2021-26929)

Gollem before 3.0.13, as used in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 5.2.22 and other products, is affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the HTTP GET dir parameter in the browser functionality, affecting breadcrumb output. An attacker can obtain access to a victim's webmail account by making them visit a malicious URL. (2020-05-18, CVE-2020-8034)

The image view functionality in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 5.2.22 is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via an SVG image upload containing a JavaScript payload. An attacker can obtain access to a victim's webmail account by making them visit a malicious URL. (2020-05-18, CVE-2020-8035)

Horde Trean, as used in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition through 5.2.22 and other products, allows CSRF, as demonstrated by the treanBookmarkTags parameter to the trean/ URI on a webmail server. NOTE: treanBookmarkTags could, for example, be a stored XSS payload. (2019-10-24, CVE-2019-12095)

Horde Groupware Webmail Edition through 5.2.22 allows XSS via an admin/user.php?form=update_f&user_name= or admin/user.php?form=remove_f&user_name= or admin/config/diff.php?app= URI. (2019-10-24, CVE-2019-12094)

Cross site scripting is an attack where a web page executes code that is injected by an adversary. It usually appears, when users input is presented. This attack can be used to impersonate a user, take over control of the session, or even steal API keys.

The attack can be executed e.g. when you application injects the request parameter directly into the HTML code of the page returned to the user:

https://server.com/confirmation?message=Transaction+Complete

what results in:

<span>Confirmation: Transaction Complete</span>

In that case the message can be modified to become a valid Javascript code, e.g.:

https://server.com/confirmation?message=<script>dangerous javascript code here</script>

and it will be executed locally by the user's browser with full access to the user's personal application/browser data:

<span>Confirmation: <script>dangerous javascript code here</script></span>