CVE-2016-6853 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Open-Xchange OX Guard versions prior to 2.4.2-rev5. Attackers can inject malicious script code or external website references into PGP public key names, which can then be executed when the key is requested via a specific URL. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows for session hijacking, phishing, or triggering unauthorized actions within a user's context. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, public exploit code exists, as evidenced by an ExploitDB entry.
| 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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