{"id":"CVE-2017-16908","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-16908","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:42:16.963Z","title":"In Horde Groupware 5.2.19, there is XSS via the Name field during creation of a new Resource.","description":"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.","published":"2017-11-20T20:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:10:08.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["horde/groupware"],"epss":{"score":0.01752,"percentile":0.77764,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.75%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/11/rce-via-xss-horde-5219.html","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/horde/kronolith/commit/39f740068ad21618f6f70b6e37855c61cadbd716","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00048.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/11/rce-via-xss-horde-5219.html","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/horde/kronolith/commit/39f740068ad21618f6f70b6e37855c61cadbd716","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00048.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16908","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}