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CVE-2020-8865 Details

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute local PHP files on affected installations of Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 5.2.22. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within edit.php. When parsing the params[template] parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the www-data user. Was ZDI-CAN-10469.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00009.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-276/	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00009.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-276/	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]
CWE-23	Relative Path Traversal	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
horde groupware	5.2.22
CPE cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:5.2.22::::webmail::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 7, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 15, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 25, 2020	Initial Analysis	[email protected]