CVE-2023-41703 Cross-site scripting in OX App Suite

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized user mentions in document comments, potentially compromising user sessions in Open-Xchange App Suite.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2023-41703?

CVE-2023-41703 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 12 Feb 2024. 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

User ID references at mentions in document comments were not correctly sanitized. Script code could be injected to a users session when working with a malicious document. Please deploy the provided updates and patch releases. User-defined content like comments and mentions are now filtered to avoid potentially malicious content. No publicly available exploits are known.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41703?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41703?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41703 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-2023-41703 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41703 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7cxw-p58p-m7w4.

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