Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-6853
CVE-2016-6853
Description
An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange OX Guard before 2.4.2-rev5. Script code and references to external websites can be injected to the names of PGP public keys. When requesting that key later on using a specific URL, such script code might get executed. In case of injecting external websites, users might get lured into a phishing scheme. 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.).
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
4- packetstormsecurity.com/files/138701/Open-Xchange-Guard-2.4.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40377/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92920nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539395/100/0/threadednvd
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