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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-9858

🗓️ 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Unpatched Horde Groupware Webmail lets remote code execution via unsanitized image upload path.

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Family
Circl
CVE-2019-9858
9 Apr 201919:04
circl
CNVD
Horde Groupware Webmail Code Execution Vulnerability
12 Apr 201900:00
cnvd
CVE
CVE-2019-9858
29 May 201916:26
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2019-9858
29 May 201916:26
cvelist
Debian
[SECURITY] [DLA 1822-1] php-horde-form security update
16 Jun 201921:42
debian
Debian
[SECURITY] [DSA 4468-1] php-horde-form security update
21 Jun 201908:26
debian
Debian
[SECURITY] [DSA 4468-1] php-horde-form security update
21 Jun 201908:26
debian
Debian CVE
CVE-2019-9858
29 May 201916:26
debiancve
Tenable Nessus
Debian DLA-1822-1 : php-horde-form security update
17 Jun 201900:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Debian DSA-4468-1 : php-horde-form - security update
24 Jun 201900:00
nessus
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(254755);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/08/25");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-9858");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-9858");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - Remote code execution was discovered in Horde Groupware Webmail 5.2.22 and 5.2.17. Horde/Form/Type.php
    contains a vulnerable class that handles image upload in forms. When the Horde_Form_Type_image method
    onSubmit() is called on uploads, it invokes the functions getImage() and _getUpload(), which uses
    unsanitized user input as a path to save the image. The unsanitized POST parameter
    object[photo][img][file] is saved in the $upload[img][file] PHP variable, allowing an attacker to
    manipulate the $tmp_file passed to move_uploaded_file() to save the uploaded file. By setting the
    parameter to (for example) ../usr/share/horde/static/bd.php, one can write a PHP backdoor inside the web
    root. The static/ destination folder is a good candidate to drop the backdoor because it is always
    writable in Horde installations. (The unsanitized POST parameter went probably unnoticed because it's
    never submitted by the forms, which default to securely using a random path.) (CVE-2019-9858)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9858");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-9858");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/05/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/25");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php-horde-form");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "php-horde-form"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "php-horde-form"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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