Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /public/launchNewWindow.jsp component of Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 9.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via request parameters.

CheckOps priority index

5.4/10 Patch within 7 days

Severity6.1

Probability1.8

Exploitation4/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 17.6% higher than 97.2% of CVEs

CVSS 3.1 6.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:

Exploited for 1,310 days 03 Apr 2023

CISA due date 24 Apr 2023 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 4 / 5

KEV catalog (CISA)03 Apr 2023
Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)03 Apr 2023
Used by ransomwareno
EPSS above 10 %17.6%
No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Affected products

Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS)

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79 CWE-138

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

20 Apr 2022
Published
03 Apr 2023
Exploitation reported (ENISA)
03 Apr 2023
Added to the KEV catalog
24 Apr 2023
CISA remediation due date
26 Sept 2026
EPSS peak: 17.6%

References

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