CVE-2020-8865

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: March 23, 2020 at 08:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:27 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxGroupware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute local PHP files on affected installations of Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 5.2.22. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within edit.php. When parsing the params[template] parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the www-data user. Was ZDI-CAN-10469.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00009.html
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-276/

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-23CWE-22

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