[ GLSA 200606-28 ] Horde Web Application Framework: XSS vulnerability

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Horde Web Application Framework: XSS vulnerability (GLSA 200606-28)
Severity: low
Exploitable: remote
Date: June 29, 2006
Bug(s): #136830
ID: 200606-28

Synopsis

The Horde Web Application Framework is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Background

The Horde Web Application Framework is a general-purpose web application framework written in PHP, providing classes for handling preferences, compression, browser detection, connection tracking, MIME, and more.

Affected Packages

Package: www-apps/horde
Vulnerable: < 3.1.1-r1
Unaffected: >= 3.1.1-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Michael Marek discovered that the Horde Web Application Framework performs insufficient input sanitizing.

Impact

An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary scripts running in the context of the victim's browser.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All horde users should upgrade to the latest version: