CVE-2014-1691

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 42.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-04-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

The framework/Util/lib/Horde/Variables.php script in the Util library in Horde before 5.1.1 allows remote attackers to conduct object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object in the _formvars form.

Affected products

Horde Application Framework: through 5.1.0; 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4

References

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/153
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/156
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/169
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2853
https://github.com/horde/horde/blob/82c400788537cfc0106b68447789ff53793ac086/bundles/groupware/docs/CHANGES#L215
https://github.com/horde/horde/commit/da6afc7e9f4e290f782eca9dbca794f772caccb3
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/153
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/156
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/169
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2853
https://github.com/horde/horde/blob/82c400788537cfc0106b68447789ff53793ac086/bundles/groupware/docs/CHANGES#L215
https://github.com/horde/horde/commit/da6afc7e9f4e290f782eca9dbca794f772caccb3

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