CVE-2021-33491: open-xchange ox_app_suite Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-33491 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in open-xchange ox_app_suite. EPSS estimates a 2.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 22-11-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

OX App Suite through 7.10.5 allows Directory Traversal via ../ in an OOXML or ODF ZIP archive, because of the mishandling of relative paths in mail addresses in conjunction with auto-configuration DNS records.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.