CVE-2018-5753 Other in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can spoof email origins using unicode characters in sender addresses, bypassing email authentication checks in Open-Xchange OX App Suite.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-5753?

CVE-2018-5753 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 15 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The frontend component in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.6.3-rev31, 7.8.x before 7.8.2-rev31, 7.8.3 before 7.8.3-rev41, and 7.8.4 before 7.8.4-rev20 allows remote attackers to spoof the origin of e-mails via unicode characters in the "personal part" of a (1) From or (2) Sender address.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5753?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5753?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-5753 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

All Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8rfv-4356-35qw.

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