4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-4048
Open-Xchange OX App Suite Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.8.1-rev11. Custom messages can be shown at the login screen to notify external users about issues with sharing links. This mechanism can be abused to inject arbitrary text messages. Users may get tricked to follow instructions injected by third parties as part of social engineering attacks.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 15, 2016, 6:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 19, 2018, 3:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4048 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Open-xchange open-xchange_appsuite
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-4048.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538732/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036157 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4048 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4048 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538732/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538732/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/451.html">CWE-451: User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information</a>
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036157 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036157 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538732/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538732/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:open-xchange_appsuite:7.8.1:rev9:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-4048 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.30637

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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