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CVE-2015-7984

CWE-352Published: November 19, 2015· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Horde before 5.2.8, Horde Groupware before 5.2.11, and Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 5.2.11 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that execute arbitrary (1) commands via the cmd parameter to admin/cmdshell.php, (2) SQL queries via the sql parameter to admin/sqlshell.php, or (3) PHP code via the php parameter to admin/phpshell.php.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2015-7984 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit exists for CVE-2015-7984. While not yet confirmed in active campaigns, the availability of PoC code increases exploitation risk substantially.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityM

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Scope

Impact

ConfidentialityP

IntegrityP

AvailabilityP

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

Debian1 product(s)

debian linux

horde2 product(s)

groupwarehorde application framework

Source: NVD CPE · 3 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

POC AVAILABLEProof-of-concept code exists

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2015/001124.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2015/001137.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2015/001138.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3391

ADVISORYhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38765/

ADVISORYhttp://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2015/001124.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2015/001137.html

ADVISORYhttp://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2015/001138.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3391

ADVISORYhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38765/

All References (12)

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http://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2015/001124.htmlVendor Advisory

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http://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2015/001137.htmlVendor Advisory

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http://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2015/001138.htmlVendor Advisory

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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3391Third Party Advisory

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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38765/Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

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https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23272Exploit

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http://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2015/001124.htmlVendor Advisory

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http://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2015/001137.htmlVendor Advisory

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http://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2015/001138.htmlVendor Advisory

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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3391Third Party Advisory

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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38765/Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

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https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23272Exploit

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2015-7984

CVSS Score6.8 / 10

SeverityMEDIUM

WeaknessCWE-352

CISA KEVNo

ExploitPOC

Affected2 vendor(s)

PublishedNov 19, 2015

Related CVEs (CWE-352)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2015-7984 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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