# CVE-2008-1284: Directory traversal vulnerability in Horde 3.1.6, Groupware before 1.0.5, and Groupware Webmail Edition before 1.0.6, when running with cert

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-03-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Horde 3.1.6, Groupware before 1.0.5, and Groupware Webmail Edition before 1.0.6, when running with certain configurations, allows remote authenticated users to read and execute arbitrary files via ".." sequences and a null byte in the theme name.

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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3726
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29286
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41054
- http://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2008/000383.html
- http://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2008/000384.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00301.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489239/100/0/threaded
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-01.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1519
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30047
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00253.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29374
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489289/100/0/threaded
- http://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2008/000382.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0822/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28153
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29400

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