OfficeApplication · Cybozu

CVE-2022-32453

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-08-18
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 10.8.5 or later.
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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
HTTP header injection vulnerability in Cybozu Office 10.0.0 to 10.8.5 may allow a remote attacker to obtain and/or alter the data of the product via unspecified vectors.

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 · moderate confidence

HTTP header injection vulnerability in Cybozu Office allows attackers to inject malicious content into HTTP response headers due to insufficient input validation. This can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS), cache poisoning, or session hijacking depending on how the injected headers are processed.

MitigationUpdate Cybozu Office to version 10.8.6 or later which contains the vendor patch. If immediate patching is not possible, implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block HTTP header injection attempts.

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
OfficeApplication
Affected:>= 10.0.0, <= 10.8.5

CVSS 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
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Cybozu Office is installed
    Check for Cybozu Office installation directory (commonly at C:\Cybozu or /opt/cybozu on Linux) or look for the cybozu service running on ports 80/443 or 8080/8443
    Affected if Cybozu Office is found running in the environment
  2. Locate the installed version number
    Access the Cybozu Office administration interface and navigate to System Settings > System Information, or check the version.txt file in the installation directory if accessible
    Affected if Version cannot be determined or is not visible in admin interface
  3. Compare installed version to affected range
    Verify that the installed version falls within 10.0.0 to 10.8.5 inclusive. If version is 10.8.6 or later, the vulnerability is patched
    Affected if Installed version is 10.0.0, 10.8.5, or any version in between (e.g., 10.2.0, 10.5.3, 10.7.1)
  4. Identify exposed HTTP interfaces
    Determine if Cybozu Office web interfaces are exposed externally or accessible to untrusted users via HTTP/HTTPS. Check network configuration and firewall rules
    Affected if Cybozu Office HTTP interface is accessible to attackers who could supply malicious input

If Cybozu Office version 10.0.0 through 10.8.5 is installed and its HTTP interface is accessible to supply user-controlled input that gets reflected in response headers, the environment is affected by CVE-2022-32453.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 10.8.5
Interim mitigation

Update Cybozu Office to version 10.8.6 or later which contains the vendor patch. If immediate patching is not possible, implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block HTTP header injection attempts.

Fix this in Office Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,390
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