Horde-IMP: Input validation vulnerability

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200406-11 / horde-imp
Release Date	June 16, 2004
Latest Revision	May 22, 2006: 02
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
www-apps/horde-imp	<= 3.2.3	>= 3.2.4	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #53862

Synopsis

An input validation vulnerability has been discovered in Horde-IMP.

2. Impact Information

Background

Horde-IMP is the Internet Messaging Program. It is written in PHP and provides webmail access to IMAP and POP3 accounts.

Description

Horde-IMP fails to properly sanitize email messages that contain malicious HTML or script code.

Impact

By enticing a user to read a specially crafted e-mail, an attacker can execute arbitrary scripts running in the context of the victim's browser. This could lead to a compromise of the user's webmail account, cookie theft, etc.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Horde-IMP users should upgrade to the latest stable version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv ">=www-apps/horde-imp-3.2.4"
# emerge ">=www-apps/horde-imp-3.2.4"

4. References

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