# CVE-2023-29043: Cross-site scripting in OX App Suite

> Attackers can execute malicious scripts in the context of users editing documents containing crafted image references in OX App Suite.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h37j-vw7r-prg3

## What is CVE-2023-29043?

CVE-2023-29043 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 2 Nov 2023. 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

Presentations may contain references to images, which are user-controlled, and could include malicious script code that is being processed when editing a document. Script code embedded in malicious documents could be executed in the context of the user editing the document when performing certain actions, like copying content. The relevant attribute does now get encoded to avoid the possibility of executing script code. No publicly available exploits are known.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29043?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29043?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29043 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29043 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite

- [CVE-2017-13667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13667/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2020-12645](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12645/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7158/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-17060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17060/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5210/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29043 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29043 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 2 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29043 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-2023-29043/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29043/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29043
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29043
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29043

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29043/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.