CVE-2017-16907 — In Horde Groupware 5
In Horde Groupware 5.2.19 and 5.2.21, there is XSS via the Color field in a Create Task List action.
Published
2017-11-20T20:29:00.387
Last modified
2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
In Horde Groupware 5.2.19 and 5.2.21, there is XSS via the Color field in a Create Task List action.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2017-11-20T20:29:00.387
- Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
09References
- code610.blogspot.com — http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/11/rce-via-xss-horde-5219.html
- github.com — https://github.com/horde/base/commit/fb2113bbcd04bd4a28c46aad0889fb0a3979a230
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00046.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00047.html
- code610.blogspot.com — http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/11/rce-via-xss-horde-5219.html
- github.com — https://github.com/horde/base/commit/fb2113bbcd04bd4a28c46aad0889fb0a3979a230
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00046.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00047.html
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