# CVE-2008-7219: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can modify shared resources without proper ownership validation in Horde Groupware applications, potentially altering data or bypassing security controls.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Sep 2009
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v979-m555-4gx8

## What is CVE-2008-7219?

CVE-2008-7219 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Horde Kronolith H3 2.1 before 2.1.7 and 2.2 before 2.2-RC2; Nag H3 2.1 before 2.1.4 and 2.2 before 2.2-RC2; Mnemo H3 2.1 before 2.1.2 and H3 2.2 before 2.2-RC2; Groupware 1.0 before 1.0.3 and 1.1 before 1.1-RC2; and Groupware Webmail Edition 1.0 before 1.0.4 and 1.1 before 1.1-RC2 does not validate ownership when performing share changes, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7219?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Horde Groupware, Horde Groupware Webmail Edition, Horde Kronolith H3, Horde Mnemo H3, Horde Nag H3.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-7219?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7219 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-7219 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7219 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-7218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7218/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2019-12095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12095/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-7413](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7413/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-15235](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15235/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-7414](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7414/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-7219 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-7219 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7219 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2008-7219/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7219/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7219
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7219
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-7219

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7219/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.