Horde
CVE-2017-7413
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 13.25%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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In Horde_Crypt before 2.7.6, as used in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition through 5.2.17, OS Command Injection can occur if the attacker is an authenticated Horde Webmail user, has PGP features enabled. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 13.3% and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.
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This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. In Horde_Crypt before 2.7.6, as used in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition through 5.2.17, OS Command Injection can occur if the attacker is an authenticated Horde Webmail user, has PGP features enabled in their preferences, and attempts to encrypt an email addressed to a maliciously crafted email address. Affected products include: Horde Groupware. Version information: before 2.7.6.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
In Horde_Crypt before 2.7.6, as used in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition through 5.2.17, OS Command Injection can occur if the attacker is an authenticated Horde Webmail user, has PGP features enabled in their preferences, and attempts to encrypt an email addressed to a maliciously crafted email address.
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
The framework/Util/lib/Horde/Variables.php script in the Util library in Horde before 5.1.1 allows remote attackers to c
Horde 3.3.12, Horde Groupware 1.2.10, and Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 1.2.10, as distributed by FTP between November
Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 5.2.22 allows injection of arbitrary PHP code via CSV data, leading to remote code execu
Remote code execution was discovered in Horde Groupware Webmail 5.2.22 and 5.2.17. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this
The File Manager (gollem) module 3.0.11 in Horde Groupware 5.2.21 allows remote attackers to bypass Horde authentication
Horde Trean, as used in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition through 5.2.22 and other products, allows CSRF, as demonstrated
A Remote Code Execution vulnerability has been found in the Horde_Image library when using the "Im" backend that utilize
Horde Groupware Webmail Edition through 5.2.22 allows a reflection injection attack through which an attacker can instan
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Horde before 5.2.8, Horde Groupware before 5.2.11, and Hor
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Horde Groupware Webmai
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute local PHP files on affected installations of Horde Groupware Webma
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the _renderVarInput_number function in horde/framework/Core/lib/Horde/Core/U
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