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CVE-2016-6842

An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.8.2-rev8. Setting the user's name to JS code makes that code execute when…

Medium6.1EPSS 0.71%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
mitre

Description

An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.8.2-rev8. Setting the user's name to JS code makes that code execute when selecting that user's "Templates" folder from OX Documents settings. This requires the folder to be shared to the victim. Malicious script code can be executed within a user's context. This can lead to session hijacking or triggering unwanted actions via the web interface (sending mail, deleting data etc.).

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By mitre

  2. · 4 months later

    Published

  3. · 8 years later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-6842, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Medium6.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.71% · top 46% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.

Weakness

Affected products

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    • affected n/a

References (2)

Sources

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