CVE-2008-3823 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MIME/MIME/Contents.php in the MIME library in Horde 3.2.x before 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename of a MIME attachment in an e-mail message.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.29% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-09-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| horde | horde |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Horde 3.2 - MIME Attachment Filename Insufficient Filtering Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-09-10 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=horde-announce&m=122104360019867&w=2
- http://ocert.org/patches/2008-012/MIME.patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31842
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31959
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4245
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1642
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-012.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/10/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496182/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31110
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2548
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45030
- http://marc.info/?l=horde-announce&m=122104360019867&w=2
- http://ocert.org/patches/2008-012/MIME.patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31842
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31959
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4245
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1642
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-012.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/10/1
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