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CVE-2016-6846


Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Open-Xchange (OX) AppSuite backend before 7.6.2-rev59, 7.8.0 before 7.8.0-rev38, 7.8.2 before 7.8.2-rev8; AppSuite frontend before 7.6.2-rev47, 7.8.0 before 7.8.0-rev30, and 7.8.2 before 7.8.2-rev8; Office Web before 7.6.2-rev16, 7.8.0 before 7.8.0-rev10, and 7.8.2 before 7.8.2-rev5; and Documentconverter-API before 7.8.2-rev5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 4 products from open-xchange, from open-xchange, from open-xchange and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2017-03-29T14:59:00.313

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application open-xchange documentconverter-api 7.8.2 Yes
Application open-xchange office_web 7.6.2 Yes
Application open-xchange office_web 7.8.0 Yes
Application open-xchange office_web 7.8.2 Yes
Application open-xchange open-xchange_appsuite_backend 7.6.2 Yes
Application open-xchange open-xchange_appsuite_backend 7.8.0 Yes
Application open-xchange open-xchange_appsuite_backend 7.8.2 Yes
Application open-xchange open-xchange_appsuite_frontend 7.6.2 Yes
Application open-xchange open-xchange_appsuite_frontend 7.8.0 Yes
Application open-xchange open-xchange_appsuite_frontend 7.8.2 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For open-xchange's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.