CVE-2014-5238

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Open-Xchange (OX) AppSuite before 7.4.2-rev11 and 7.6...

7.8 High

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Open-Xchange (OX) AppSuite before 7.4.2-rev11 and 7.6.x before 7.6.0-rev9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly other unspecified impact via a crafted OpenDocument Text document.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.93%Up 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2014-5238
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-5238
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-5136 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-5136
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ccpx-2wj9-vw2w 7.8

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Open-Xchange (OX) AppSuite before 7.4.2-rev11 and 7.6...

Record: GHSA-ccpx-2wj9-vw2w
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

open-xchange appsuite

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-5238 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Open-xchange Appsuite, published January 14, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.93%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.