CVE-2024-23186 Cross-site scripting in OX App Suite

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can execute client-side scripts via malicious email display names, potentially extracting user data or performing API requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-23186?

CVE-2024-23186 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-Xchange GmbH OX App Suite, published on 6 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

E-Mail containing malicious display-name information could trigger client-side script execution when using specific mobile devices. Attackers could perform malicious API requests or extract information from the users account. Please deploy the provided updates and patch releases. We now use safer methods of handling external content when embedding displayname information to the web interface. No publicly available exploits are known.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23186?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open-Xchange Ox App Suite.

How do I fix CVE-2024-23186?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23186 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-2024-23186 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23186 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c44v-j563-f268.

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