CVE-2023-29044
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 · uneditedDocuments operations could be manipulated to contain invalid data types, possibly script code. Script code could be injected to an operation that would be executed for users that are actively collaborating on the same document. Operation data exchanged between collaborating parties does now get escaped to avoid code execution. No publicly available exploits are known.
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 confidenceThis is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in a collaborative document editing system where malicious script code can be injected into document operations. The injected script executes when other users actively collaborate on the same document, as operation data exchanged between collaborating parties was not properly escaped.
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< 7.10.6= 7.10.6CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Open Xchange Appsuite installationDetermine if Open Xchange Appsuite is deployed in your environment by checking your software inventory or running your system information command for ox appsuite packagesAffected if Open Xchange Appsuite is present
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Check installed version against affected rangeRetrieve the installed version of Open Xchange Appsuite using your package manager or system query tools and compare it to version 7.10.6Affected if Version is below 7.10.6 or equals exactly 7.10.6
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Verify collaborative document editing is enabledCheck whether the collaborative editing feature for documents is active or configurable in your Appsuite deploymentAffected if Collaborative document editing is enabled and users actively edit documents together
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Confirm document operation data handlingInspect how document operation data is processed during real-time collaboration between multiple usersAffected if Operation data exchanged during collaboration is not being escaped or sanitized before rendering
Your environment is affected if you run Open Xchange Appsuite version 7.10.6 or below with collaborative document editing enabled and operation data lacks proper escaping
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.
dbcve · scoped7.10.6
Apply the vendor patch or update that implements proper escaping of operation data exchanged between collaborating parties to prevent script code execution.
7.10.7 or later (any version succeeding 7.10.6)
- 1. Identify current installed version of Open Xchange Appsuite by checking the system configuration or package management
- 2. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade procedure
- 3. Backup the current installation including all configurations and user data
- 4. Upgrade Open Xchange Appsuite from version 7.10.6 or earlier to version 7.10.7 or later (the first version containing the security fix for XSS in document collaboration)
- 5. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the new version number
- 6. Test document collaboration functionality to confirm the fix is working properly
- 7. Monitor system logs for any errors or anomalies following the upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-29044 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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