{"id":"CVE-2016-5740","aliases":["EUVD-2016-6675","GHSA-hrv2-h7rh-2wq4"],"status":"published","title":"An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.8.2-rev5. JavaScript code can be...","description":"An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.8.2-rev5. JavaScript code can be used as part of ical attachments within scheduling E-Mails. This content, for example an appointment's location, will be presented to the user at the E-Mail App, depending on the invitation workflow. This code gets executed within the context of the user's current session. 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.).","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.04274,"percentile":0.91157,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2016-12-15T06:31:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T00:49:58Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-40378","title":"Open-Xchange App Suite 7.8.2 - Cross-Site Scripting","type":"webapps","platform":"linux","date":"2016-09-13","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40378"}],"products":[{"vendor":"open-xchange","product":"open-xchange_appsuite"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40378/","tags":["exploit","x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB","x_transferred","Mitigation","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92922","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138700/Open-Xchange-App-Suite-7.8.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Mitigation","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539394/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5740"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40378"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hrv2-h7rh-2wq4"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2016-5740","description":"An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.8.2-rev5. 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This code gets executed within the context of the user's current session. 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.).","status":"published","published":"2016-12-15T06:31:00Z","modified":"2024-08-06T01:08:00Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T02:22:42.006781Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-hrv2-h7rh-2wq4","title":"An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.8.2-rev5. JavaScript code can be...","description":"An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.8.2-rev5. JavaScript code can be used as part of ical attachments within scheduling E-Mails. This content, for example an appointment's location, will be presented to the user at the E-Mail App, depending on the invitation workflow. This code gets executed within the context of the user's current session. 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.).","status":"published","published":"2022-05-14T02:20:06Z","modified":"2025-04-12T13:08:31Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:01:30.991417Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2016-5740","description":"An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange OX App Suite before 7.8.2-rev5. JavaScript code can be used as part of ical attachments within scheduling E-Mails. This content, for example an appointment's location, will be presented to the user at the E-Mail App, depending on the invitation workflow. This code gets executed within the context of the user's current session. 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.).","status":"published","published":"2016-12-15T06:59:14.253Z","modified":"2026-06-17T00:49:58.007Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:03:32.79141Z"}]}}