CVE-2018-5754 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted presentation files in Open-Xchange OX App Suite, 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-2018-5754?

CVE-2018-5754 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 15 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the office-web component in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.8.3-rev12 and 7.8.4 before 7.8.4-rev9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted presentation file, related to copying content to the clipboard.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5754?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5754?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5754 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-2018-5754 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5754 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-crvf-8frr-387q.

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