CVE-2017-7413

In Horde_Crypt before 2.7.6, as used in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition through 5.2.17, OS Command Injection can occur if the attacker is an authenticated Horde Webmail user, has PGP features enabled in their preferences, and attempts to encrypt an email addressed to a maliciously crafted email address.

Published: 2017-04-04 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-7413 is rated High Risk (73.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 24.48%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +11.22% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-7413

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 2026-05-24 13.25% 24.48% +11.22%
2 2025-11-21 11.26% 13.25% +1.99%
3 2025-11-18 — 11.26% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-7413

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-7413

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-7413

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-7413 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (php-horde-crypt), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7413
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-7413 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (php-horde-crypt), 21 status rows across 21 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, precise, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 12, not-affected 4, ignored 3, needed 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7413

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-7413

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
horde groupware <= 5.2.17 cpe:2.3:a:horde:groupware:*:*:*:*:webmail:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-7413

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