# CVE-2023-29048: Command injection in OX App Suite

> Attackers can execute arbitrary system commands via OXMF templates, leading to unauthorized data access and modification.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 6 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2w87-fjj9-j39h

## What is CVE-2023-29048?

CVE-2023-29048 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Open-Xchange GmbH OX App Suite, published on 8 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A component for parsing OXMF templates could be abused to execute arbitrary system commands that would be executed as the non-privileged runtime user. Users and attackers could run system commands with limited privilege to gain unauthorized access to confidential information and potentially violate integrity by modifying resources. The template engine has been reconfigured to deny execution of harmful commands on a system level. No publicly available exploits are known.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29048?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Open-Xchange Ox App Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29048?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29048 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Open-Xchange GmbH OX App Suite

- [CVE-2022-29851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29851/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-23100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23100/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-24405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24405/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-29051](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29051/): Missing authorization in OX App Suite (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-29050](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29050/): Other in OX App Suite (high 7.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29048 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29048 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Open-Xchange GmbH OX App Suite, published on 8 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Open-Xchange GmbH OX App Suite. 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-2023-29048/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29048/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29048
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29048
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29048

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29048/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.