CVE-2024-22418 Stored Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability via Malicious File Names in GroupOffice
Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript via malicious file names in GroupOffice, requiring users to upgrade to the latest version.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-22418?
CVE-2024-22418 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Intermesh groupoffice, published on 18 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
Group-Office is an enterprise CRM and groupware tool. Affected versions are subject to a vulnerability which is present in the file upload mechanism of Group Office. It allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code by embedding it within a file's name. For instance, using a filename such as “><img src=x onerror=prompt('XSS')>.jpg” triggers the vulnerability. When this file is uploaded, the JavaScript code within the filename is executed. This issue has been addressed in version 6.8.29. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22418?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Group-Office Group Office.
How do I fix CVE-2024-22418?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22418 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-2024-22418 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22418 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intermesh groupoffice
- CVE-2026-25512 Group-Office is vulnerable to RCE due to Command Injection via TNEF Attachment Handler
- CVE-2026-25134 Group-Office Argument Injection in MaintenanceController::actionZipLanguage
- CVE-2025-63406 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2026-25511 Group-Office is vulnerable to SSRF and File Read in WOPI service discovery
- CVE-2023-46730 Server-Side Request Forgery in groupoffice
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p7w9-h6c3-wqpp.