CVE-2016-6851 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Open-Xchange OX Guard versions prior to 2.4.2-rev5, allowing attackers to inject malicious script code into the guest reader web application. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) requires no authentication and can lead to session hijacking or unauthorized actions if a user has an active session on the same domain. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking significant community discussion, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, indicating a potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:ox_guard:*:rev4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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