Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-26435

SSRF in Open-Xchange Appsuite Backend ≤ 7.10.6

Public PoCSSRF
Published
20 June 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 5.0
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0078 53th percentile
Risk Priority 41 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-26435 is a medium-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite Backend. Its CVSS base score is 5.0 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 47% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

It was possible to call filesystem and network references using the local LibreOffice instance using manipulated ODT documents. Attackers could discover restricted network topology and services as well as including local files with read permissions of the open-xchange system user.…

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This was limited to specific file-types, like images. We have improved existing content filters and validators to avoid including any local resources. No publicly available exploits are known.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-26431Same product: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite Backend
CVE-2023-26428Same product: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite Backend
CVE-2023-26443Same product: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite Backend
CVE-2023-26438Same product: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite Backend
CVE-2023-26430Same product: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite Backend
CVE-2023-26429Same product: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite Backend
CVE-2023-26436Same product: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite Backend
CVE-2023-26427Same product: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite Backend
CVE-2023-26434Same product: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite Backend
CVE-2023-26432Same product: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite Backend

Affected Assets

open-xchange
open-xchange appsuite backend
7.10.6 · ≤ 7.10.6

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.3.6
  • V1.5.3
  • V5.3.2
  • V10.4.7

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.

addresses: CWE-918

Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.

addresses: CWE-918

Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.

addresses: CWE-918

Validates server-side URLs and resource references to block SSRF attempts.

addresses: CWE-918

Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.

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 development practices directly include input validation and destination allow-listing that prevent SSRF.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of web applications and services can detect anomalous outbound requests indicative of SSRF.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can discover and record SSRF flaws in web applications.

PR.IR-01 partial match
prevents

Network segmentation and egress controls can limit the damage from successful SSRF requests.

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.

prevents

Operational threat data describing SSRF campaigns can be used to tighten outbound-request allow-lists and detection rules before attackers exploit them.

References