CVE-2020-8035Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Account takeover via inline SVG scripts

Published May 18, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Stored XSS in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 5.2.22 allows remote authenticated users to access a victim's account via a crafted SVG URL. The services/images/view.php endpoint renders an uploaded SVG inline, allowing its embedded JavaScript to execute within Horde's browser origin. The attacker must store the SVG through an authenticated upload path and induce a logged-in victim to open its image URL; execution is limited to the victim's webmail session.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.88%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 5.2.22 allows remote authenticated users to access a victim's account via a crafted SVG URL. The services/images/view.php endpoint renders an uploaded SVG inline, allowing its embedded JavaScript to execute within Horde's browser origin. The attacker must store the SVG through an authenticated upload path and induce a logged-in victim to open its image URL; execution is limited to the victim's webmail session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-8035
Published
May 18, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-79, T1204.001, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 18, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Affected products and versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

4.3NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1204.001User Execution: Malicious Link
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

Public exploit references

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo