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CVE-2023-41703· NVD / CVE Program· CNA OX

User ID references at mentions in document comments were not correctly sanitized.

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.

MediumCVSS 6.1 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Feb 12, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 42th percentile
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Action score

24

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
6.1
CNA · OX
6.1
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
open-xchangeopen-xchange appsuite

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • open-xchange open-xchange appsuitebefore 7.10.6
  • open-xchange open-xchange appsuiteafter 7.10.6 · before 8.20
  • open-xchange open-xchange appsuite7.10.6

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (OX). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Open-Xchange GmbH OX App Suite

    • up to and including 7.10.6-rev9affected · semver
    • up to and including 8.19affected · semver

Same product

open-xchange: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2020-12645OX App Suite 7.10.1 to 7.10.3 has improper input validation for rate limits with a crafted User-Agent header, spoofed vacation notices, and
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2019-7158OX App Suite 7.10.0 and earlier has Incorrect Access Control.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2017-13667OX Software GmbH OX App Suite 7.8.4 and earlier is affected by: SSRF.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2017-5212Open-Xchange GmbH OX App Suite 7.8.3 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2017-5210Open-Xchange GmbH OX App Suite 7.8.3 and earlier is affected by: Information Exposure.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2017-17060OX Software GmbH OX App Suite 7.8.4 and earlier is affected by: Insecure Permissions.
    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2023-417040 days apartProcessing of CID references at E-Mail can be abused to inject malicious script code that passes the sanitization engine.
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2023-29043102 days apartPresentations may contain references to images, which are user-controlled, and could include malicious script code that is being processed w
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2022-37309413 days apartOX App Suite through 7.10.6 allows XSS via script code within a contact that has an e-mail address but lacks a name.
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2022-37310413 days apartOX App Suite through 7.10.6 allows XSS via a malicious capability to the metrics or help module, as demonstrated by a /#!!&app=io.ox/files&c
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2022-37307414 days apartOX App Suite through 7.10.6 allows XSS via XHTML CDATA for a snippet, as demonstrated by the onerror attribute of an IMG element within an e
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2022-37308414 days apartOX App Suite through 7.10.6 allows XSS via HTML in text/plain e-mail messages.
    24Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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