CVE-2017-6913 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the event attribute in a time tag in Open-Xchange webmail.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-6913?

CVE-2017-6913 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 18 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Open-Xchange webmail before 7.6.3-rev28 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the event attribute in a time tag.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6913?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6913?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6913 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-2017-6913 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6913 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qq28-w3fv-4vpf.

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