CVE-2014-2078
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe backend in Open-Xchange (OX) AppSuite 7.4.2 before 7.4.2-rev9 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about user email addresses in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a failure in e-mail auto configuration for external accounts.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceOpen-Xchange AppSuite versions 7.4.2 before 7.4.2-rev9 contains a backend vulnerability where the e-mail auto configuration feature for external accounts fails to properly restrict access, allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive user email addresses in certain opportunistic circumstances.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.4.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Open-Xchange AppSuite versionCheck the version of Open-Xchange AppSuite installed in your environment using your package manager or system information command (such as dpkg, rpm, or the ox version command if available)Affected if The installed version is exactly 7.4.2
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Determine if the email auto configuration feature is enabledLocate and inspect the configuration files for the email auto configuration backend. Typically found in the AppSuite configuration directory under the mail settings or provisioning settings. Look for settings related to 'autoConfiguration', 'autoProvision', or 'externalAccount' functionality.Affected if The auto configuration feature for external email accounts is enabled in the configuration
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Check if external email accounts are configuredReview the AppSuite admin panel or user provisioning settings to determine if users have configured external IMAP/SMTP accounts (such as Gmail, Yahoo, or other POP3/IMAP providers) linked through the auto configuration featureAffected if External email accounts are being used with the auto configuration feature
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Verify access controls on the auto configuration backendExamine the backend configuration and access logs to confirm whether the auto configuration endpoint properly restricts access or allows unauthenticated or unauthorized requests to query email addressesAffected if The auto configuration backend permits access without proper authentication or authorization controls
You are affected if your installed Open-Xchange AppSuite version is exactly 7.4.2 and the email auto configuration feature for external accounts is enabled and in use, allowing potential unauthorized access to user email addresses.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Open-Xchange AppSuite to version 7.4.2-rev9 or later to resolve the information disclosure vulnerability in the email auto configuration backend.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-2078 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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