CVE-2016-9924 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) before 8.7.4 allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks.

Published: 2017-03-29

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-10711	Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) before 8.7.4 allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00651.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97121
https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Security_Center

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-29T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:31.400Z

Reserved: 2016-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9924

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-29T14:59:00.343

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-9924

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-611

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