# CVE-2017-16908: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Cross-site scripting in Horde Groupware allows attackers to bypass CSRF protections and achieve remote code execution via administrator account compromise.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16908, DLA-2350-1, GHSA-fcjx-8hh3-f9hr, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16908

## What is CVE-2017-16908?

CVE-2017-16908 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In Horde Groupware 5.2.19, there is XSS via the Name field during creation of a new Resource. This can be leveraged for remote code execution after compromising an administrator account, because the CVE-2015-7984 CSRF protection mechanism can then be bypassed.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16908?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Horde Groupware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-16908?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2017-16908 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16908 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-2008-7219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7219/): Missing authorization 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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-16908 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-16908 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16908 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-2017-16908/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16908/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16908
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16908
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16908

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16908/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.