Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-24598

Open-Xchange Ox App Suite ≤ 7.10.6

Published
29 May 2023
Modified
14 January 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 4.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0052 41th percentile
Risk Priority 37 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-24598 is a medium-severity Observable Discrepancy (CWE-203) vulnerability in Open-Xchange Ox App Suite. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Account Discovery (T1087); ranked at the 41th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

OX App Suite before backend 7.10.6-rev37 has an information leak in the handling of distribution lists, e.g., partial disclosure of the private contacts of another user.

CWE(s)
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-203

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1087 Account Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of valid accounts, usernames, or email addresses on a system or within a compromised environment.
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T1110 Brute Force Credential Access
Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.
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T1595 Active Scanning Reconnaissance
Adversaries may execute active reconnaissance scans to gather information that can be used during targeting.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-23193Same product: Open-Xchange Ox App Suite
CVE-2023-24605Same product: Open-Xchange Ox App Suite
CVE-2023-29049Same product: Open-Xchange Ox App Suite
CVE-2023-24600Same product: Open-Xchange Ox App Suite
CVE-2023-24602Same product: Open-Xchange Ox App Suite
CVE-2023-41710Same product: Open-Xchange Ox App Suite
CVE-2024-23187Same product: Open-Xchange Ox App Suite
CVE-2023-29052Same product: Open-Xchange Ox App Suite
CVE-2023-24601Same product: Open-Xchange Ox App Suite
CVE-2023-29048Same product: Open-Xchange Ox App Suite

Affected Assets

open-xchange
ox app suite
7.10.6 · ≤ 7.10.6

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 1 hardening rule · 1 OS baseline
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

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Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-30 Concealment and Misdirection
addresses: CWE-203

Misdirection can normalize or falsify responses to eliminate observable discrepancies that aid reconnaissance.

SC-31 Covert Channel Analysis
addresses: CWE-203

Observable discrepancies in system behavior can be modulated to create covert storage or timing channels; the required analysis detects and constrains such avenues.

SI-11 Error Handling
addresses: CWE-203

Prevents attackers from using observable differences in error responses to infer internal system details or state.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent observable response discrepancies via consistent error handling and timing.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.17 Clock synchronization none match
none

Accurate, synchronized timestamps reduce observable timing discrepancies that an attacker could exploit to infer sensitive information or distinguish between success and failure paths.

References