Vulnerability record

CVE-2018-6882

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

Severity: ElevatedExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV Used by ransomware
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS), fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by May 10, 2022.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ZmMailMsgView.getAttachmentLinkHtml function in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) before 8.7 Patch 1 and 8.8.x before 8.8.7 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Content-Location header in an email attachment.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorAffected versionsFixed inSource
Zimbra Collaboration SuiteSynacor< 8.7.0; 8.7.0; 8.8.0; 8.8.1; 8.8.2; 8.8.38.7.0NVD
Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS)Synacor——KEV

Sources: NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database; KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2018-6882 scored CVSS 6.1: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS), Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild and known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Unpatched Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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References

  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6882
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/52
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541891/100/0/threaded
  • bugzilla.zimbra.com https://bugzilla.zimbra.com/show_bug.cgi?id=108786
  • wiki.zimbra.com https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Releases/8.8.7
  • wiki.zimbra.com https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories
  • securify.nl https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20180101/cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-zimbra-collaboration-suite-…
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-6882