# CVE-2023-29049: Cross-site scripting in OX App Suite

> Attackers can inject arbitrary script code via the upsell widget, potentially gaining persistent code execution or account takeover on the trusted domain.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pgpx-675x-4jcv

## What is CVE-2023-29049?

CVE-2023-29049 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-Xchange GmbH OX App Suite, published on 8 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The "upsell" widget at the portal page could be abused to inject arbitrary script code. Attackers that manage to lure users to a compromised account, or gain temporary access to a legitimate account, could inject script code to gain persistent code execution capabilities under a trusted domain. User input for this widget is now sanitized to avoid malicious content the be processed. No publicly available exploits are known.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29049?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Open-Xchange Ox App Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29049?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29049 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29049 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29049 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-2023-29048](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29048/): Command injection in OX App Suite (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-29051](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29051/): Missing authorization in OX App Suite (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29049 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29049 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-Xchange GmbH OX App Suite, published on 8 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29049 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-2023-29049/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29049/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29049
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29049
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29049

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29049/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.