CVE-2008-3823 json
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…
published 2008-09-12 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3809
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.3%
- EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2008-3823 updated
horde: XSS via filename of MIME attachments (oCERT-2008-012)
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-32354)
- Published
Exploit prediction
3.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-32354 Horde 3.2 - MIME Attachment Filename Insufficient Filtering Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2008-09-10
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31110 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 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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ocert.org
/patches/2008-012/MIME.patch
patch
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marc.info
/?l=horde-announce&m=122104360019867&w=2
mailing-list, patch
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2008/09/10/1
mailing-list, patch
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securityfocus.com
/bid/31110
vdb-entry, exploit
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debian.org
/security/2008/dsa-1642
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/31842
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/45030
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/2548
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/31959
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496182/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/4245
third-party-advisory
- ocert.org /advisories/ocert-2008-012.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-3823
- NVD CVE-2008-3823
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