CVE-2012-5565

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in js/compose-dimp.js in Horde Internet Mail Program (IMP) before 5.0.24, as used in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 4.0.9, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted name for an attached file, related to the dynamic view.

Published: 2014-04-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5565 is rated Moderate Risk (45.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.80%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.54% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5565

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.25% 1.80% +1.54%
2 2023-03-07 1.21% 0.25% -0.96%
3 2022-02-04 1.21%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5565

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5565

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-5565

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2012-5565 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (php-horde-imp), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5565

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5565

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
horde imp <= 5.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.21 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde imp 5.0.22 cpe:2.3:a:horde:imp:5.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
horde groupware <= 4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:*:*:webamail:*:*:*:*:*
horde groupware 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:4.0:*:webamail:*:*:*:*:*
horde groupware 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:4.0:rc1:webamail:*:*:*:*:*
horde groupware 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:4.0:rc2:webamail:*:*:*:*:*
horde groupware 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:4.0.1:*:webamail:*:*:*:*:*
horde groupware 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:4.0.2:*:webamail:*:*:*:*:*
horde groupware 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:4.0.3:*:webamail:*:*:*:*:*
horde groupware 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:4.0.4:*:webamail:*:*:*:*:*
horde groupware 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:4.0.5:*:webamail:*:*:*:*:*
horde groupware 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:4.0.6:*:webamail:*:*:*:*:*
horde groupware 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:4.0.7:*:webamail:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5565

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