CVE-2014-1691
The framework/Util/lib/Horde/Variables.php script in the Util library in Horde before 5.1.1 allows remote attackers to conduct object…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 42.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The framework/Util/lib/Horde/Variables.php script in the Util library in Horde before 5.1.1 allows remote attackers to conduct object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object in the _formvars form.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits2
Metasploit modules1 module
- Horde Framework Unserialize PHP Code Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/unix/webapp/horde_unserialize_execRank excellentdisclosed 27 Jun 2013
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Horde Framework - Unserialize PHP Code Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 32439remote, phppublished 22 Mar 2014Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 2 months later
· 2 months later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 42.9% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
6
- https://github.com/horde/horde/blob/82c400788537cfc0106b68447789ff53793ac086/bundles/groupware/docs/CHANGES#L215 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140128 Re: Remote code execution in horde < 5.1.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140128 Remote code execution in horde < 5.1.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140129 Re: Remote code execution in horde < 5.1.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-2853 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://github.com/horde/horde/commit/da6afc7e9f4e290f782eca9dbca794f772caccb3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-1765 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2014-1691)Record last updated .