CVE-2013-6997 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted emails or office documents, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-6997?
CVE-2013-6997 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 9 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Open-Xchange (OX) AppSuite 7.4.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) an HTML email with crafted CSS code containing wildcards or (2) office documents containing "crafted hyperlinks with script URL handlers."
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6997?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6997?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6997 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2013-6997 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6997 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jf4m-xpp7-pqm2.