CVE-2008-3824
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) Text_Filter/Filter/xss.php in Horde 3.1.x before...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) Text_Filter/Filter/xss.php in Horde 3.1.x before 3.1.9 and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 and (2) externalinput.php in Popoon r22196 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using / (slash) characters as replacements for spaces in an HTML e-mail message.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) Text_Filter/Filter/xss.php in Horde 3.1.x before 3.1.9 and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 and (2) externalinput.php in Popoon r22196 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using / (slash) characters as replacements for spaces in an HTML e-mail message.
- Record
CVE-2008-3824- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) Text_Filter/Filter/xss.php in Horde 3.1.x before 3.1.9 and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 and (2) externalinput.php in Popoon r22196 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using / (slash) characters as replacements for spaces in an HTML e-mail message.
- Record
CVE-2008-3824- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3810 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) Text_Filter/Filter/xss.php in Horde 3.1.x before 3.1.9 and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 and (2) externalinput.php in Popoon r22196 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using / (slash) characters as replacements for spaces in an HTML e-mail message.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3810- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5hgv-r2hx-8534 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) Text_Filter/Filter/xss.php in Horde 3.1.x before...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) Text_Filter/Filter/xss.php in Horde 3.1.x before 3.1.9 and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 and (2) externalinput.php in Popoon r22196 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using / (slash) characters as replacements for spaces in an HTML e-mail message.
- Record
GHSA-5hgv-r2hx-8534- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Horde Application Framework 3.2.1 - Forward Slash Insufficient Filtering Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-09-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3824 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Horde, published September 11, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.15%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
marc.info?l=horde-announce&m=122103888111491&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/31842
phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2008-09-11.php
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2548
ocert.org/patches/2008-012/Text_Filter.patch
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securityfocus.com/archive/1/496182/100/0/threaded
securityreason.com/securityalert/4245
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/10/1
ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-012.html
blog.liip.ch/missed-case-in-externalinput-php-resulting-in-viable-xss-attacks.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45031
osvdb.org/47996
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3824
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5hgv-r2hx-8534