CVE-2005-4080 json
Horde IMP 4.0.4 and earlier does not sanitize strings containing UTF16 null characters, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site…
published 2005-12-08 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4075
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Horde IMP 4.0.4 and earlier does not sanitize strings containing UTF16 null characters, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via UTF16 encoded attachments and strings that will be executed when viewed using Internet Explorer, which ignores the characters.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-26741)
- Published
Exploit prediction
2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-26741 Horde IMP 2.2.x/3.2.x/4.0.x - Email Attachments HTML Injection remote, 2005-12-06
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15730/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/15730/
vdb-entry, exploit
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/232
third-party-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/23465
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17910
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/418734/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2005/2773
vdb-entry
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1015315
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-4080
- NVD CVE-2005-4080
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