# CVE-2007-1474: Command injection in n/a

> Local attackers can inject arguments into a cleanup script to delete arbitrary files and potentially escalate privileges in the Horde webmail suite.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Mar 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j5cq-w784-xr7r

## What is CVE-2007-1474?

CVE-2007-1474 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Argument injection vulnerability in the cleanup cron script in Horde Project Horde and IMP before Horde Application Framework 3.1.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files and possibly gain privileges via multiple space-delimited pathnames.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1474?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Horde Horde Application Framework, Horde Imp.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1474?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2007-1474 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1474 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Horde Framework and IMP 2.x/3.x - Cleanup Cron Script Arbitrary File Deletion (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-1691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1691/): The framework/Util/lib/Horde/Variables.php script in the Util library in Horde before 5.1.1 allows remote attackers to conduct object inject (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2010-3694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3694/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2006-3549](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3549/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2010-3077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3077/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2007-1473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1473/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1474 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1474 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1474 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1474/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1474/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1474
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1474
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1474

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