Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting php-horde-text-filter package, versions <2.3.5-1
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- published20 Dec 2016
- disclosed20 Dec 2016
Introduced: 20 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-5303 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 php-horde-text-filter to version 2.3.5-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-horde-text-filter package and not the php-horde-text-filter package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Horde Text Filter API in Horde Groupware and Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 5.2.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted data:text/html content in a form (1) action or (2) xlink attribute.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5303
- https://github.com/horde/horde/commit/30d5506c20d26efbb9942fbdc6f981a0bd333b97
- https://github.com/horde/horde/commit/4d8176d1e9ef5cbd2b3fcacd9b9a4c8e482fb424
- http://marc.info/?l=horde-announce&m=147319066126665&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=horde-announce&m=147319089526753&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94997
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5303