# CVE-2023-41708: Cross-site scripting in OX App Suite

> Attackers can inject malicious script code by forging app references that bypass safeguards, requiring users to apply vendor patches.

- **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:** 12 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jx74-v4wj-gvx2

## What is CVE-2023-41708?

CVE-2023-41708 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 12 Feb 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

References to the "app loader" functionality could contain redirects to unexpected locations. Attackers could forge app references that bypass existing safeguards to inject malicious script code. Please deploy the provided updates and patch releases. References to apps are now controlled more strict to avoid relative references. No publicly available exploits are known.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41708?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-41708?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41708 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41708 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-2023-41708 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41708 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 12 Feb 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-2023-41708 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-2023-41708/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41708/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41708
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41708
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41708

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41708/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.