CVE-2009-4363
Text_Filter/lib/Horde/Text/Filter/Xss.php in Horde Application Framework before 3.3.6, Horde...
Text_Filter/lib/Horde/Text/Filter/Xss.php in Horde Application Framework before 3.3.6, Horde Groupware before 1.2.5, and Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 1.2.5 does not properly handle data: URIs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via data:text/html values for the HREF attribute of an A element in an HTML e-mail message. NOTE: the vendor states that the issue is caused by "an XSS vulnerability in Firefox browsers."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
Text_Filter/lib/Horde/Text/Filter/Xss.php in Horde Application Framework before 3.3.6, Horde Groupware before 1.2.5, and Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 1.2.5 does not properly handle data: URIs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via data:text/html values for the HREF attribute of an A element in an HTML e-mail message. NOTE: the vendor states that the issue is caused by "an XSS vulnerability in Firefox browsers."
- Record
CVE-2009-4363- 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
Text_Filter/lib/Horde/Text/Filter/Xss.php in Horde Application Framework before 3.3.6, Horde Groupware before 1.2.5, and Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 1.2.5 does not properly handle data: URIs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via data:text/html values for the HREF attribute of an A element in an HTML e-mail message. NOTE: the vendor states that the issue is caused by "an XSS vulnerability in Firefox browsers."
- Record
CVE-2009-4363- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4331 No score
Text_Filter/lib/Horde/Text/Filter/Xss.php in Horde Application Framework before 3.3.6, Horde Groupware before 1.2.5, and Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 1.2.5 does not properly handle data: URIs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via data:text/html values for the HREF attribute of an A element in an HTML e-mail message. NOTE: the vendor states that the issue is caused by "an XSS vulnerability in Firefox browsers."
- Record
EUVD-2009-4331- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pjmv-2gvx-rph8 No score
Text_Filter/lib/Horde/Text/Filter/Xss.php in Horde Application Framework before 3.3.6, Horde...
Text_Filter/lib/Horde/Text/Filter/Xss.php in Horde Application Framework before 3.3.6, Horde Groupware before 1.2.5, and Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 1.2.5 does not properly handle data: URIs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via data:text/html values for the HREF attribute of an A element in an HTML e-mail message. NOTE: the vendor states that the issue is caused by "an XSS vulnerability in Firefox browsers."
- Record
GHSA-pjmv-2gvx-rph8- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
horde3Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 3.1.3-4etch7, plus listed versions 3.1.3-43.1.3-4etch13.1.3-4etch23.1.3-4etch33.1.3-4etch43.1.3-4etch53.1.3-4etch6 |
3.1.3-4etch7 |
horde3Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 3.2.2+debian0-2+lenny2 | 3.2.2+debian0-2+lenny2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4363 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Horde Application Framework, published December 21, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.37%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
marc.info?l=horde-announce&m=126100750018478&w=2
lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2009/000529.html
cvs.horde.org/diff.php/horde/docs/CHANGES?r1=1.515.2.559&r2=1.515.2.589&ty=h
bugs.horde.org/view.php?actionID=view_file&type=patch&file=0002-Bug-8715-Fix-XSS-vulnerability%5B1%5D.patch&ticket=8715
marc.info?l=horde-announce&m=126101076422179&w=2
bugs.horde.org/ticket/8715
securitytracker.com/id?1023365
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4363
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pjmv-2gvx-rph8