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CVE-2005-4080

Published: Dec 8, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.4%
Top 17.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Horde IMP 4.0.4 and earlier does not sanitize strings containing UTF16 null characters, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via UTF16 encoded attachments and strings that will be executed when viewed using Internet Explorer, which ignores the characters.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

horde
oss-project
imp
Communications
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/232
securityreason.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23465
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15730/
securityfocus.com
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