CVE-2014-5236

7.5 · HIGH

Published Jan 31, 2020 open-xchange CWE-22 EPSS 3.81% (89th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Overview

CVE-2014-5236 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting open-xchange open-xchange_appsuite. It was published on January 31, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in documentconverter in Open-Xchange (OX) AppSuite before 7.4.2-rev10 and 7.6.x before 7.6.0-rev10 allow remote attackers to read application files via a full pathname in a crafted (1) OLE Object or (2) image in an OpenDocument text file.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from open-xchange. Update open-xchange_appsuite to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
open-xchange	open-xchange_appsuite	0	Affected

References

Ref packetstormsecurity.com/files/128257/Open-Xchange-7.6.0-XSS-SSRF-Traversal.html Ref software.open-xchange.com/OX6/doc/Release_Notes_for_Patch_Release_2112_7.6.0_2014-08-25.pdf Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/533443/100/0/threaded Ref packetstormsecurity.com/files/128257/Open-Xchange-7.6.0-XSS-SSRF-Traversal.html Ref software.open-xchange.com/OX6/doc/Release_Notes_for_Patch_Release_2112_7.6.0_2014-08-25.pdf Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/533443/100/0/threaded

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-5236?

CVE-2014-5236 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting open-xchange open-xchange_appsuite. It was published on January 31, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-5236?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-5236?

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