CVE-2020-8541 XML external entity in n/a
Medium 6.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8541 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-8541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 16 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8541/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8541/index.md)
An attacker can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in OX App Suite to read sensitive files or cause denial of service.
- 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-2020-8541?
CVE-2020-8541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 16 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OX App Suite through 7.10.3 allows XXE attacks.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8541?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8541?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjfc-mwjf-6g5r.