A CSS sanitization vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) allows an authenticated user with Briefcase access to publish a document that displays attacker-controlled content under the Zimbra origin. When processing a stylesheet containing non-ASCII characters, DefangFilter appends the final ASCII segment without sanitizing it. HTML stored as application/x-zimbra-doc can therefore retain CSS URL references that the normal sanitizer removes. An attacker can share a crafted document that loads external resources and displays a credential-collection form using Zimbra's own visual assets. Exploitation requires the victim to open the document in a browser that renders the content type inline; credential theft additionally requires form submission. ZCS 10.1.16 and 10.1.20 are affected.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories Vendor Advisory
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Change history 11
- Cpes+1 CPE criteria (now 1)NVD modified 2026-10-28 21:24
- StatusPublished → AnalyzedNVD modified 2026-10-28 21:24
- StatusUndergoing Analysis → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-28 19:51
- StatusPublished → Undergoing AnalysisNVD modified 2026-10-28 20:18
- StatusUndergoing Analysis → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-28 19:51
- StatusPublished → Undergoing AnalysisNVD modified 2026-10-28 20:18
- StatusAwaiting Analysis → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-23 13:25
- StatusPublished → Awaiting AnalysisNVD modified 2026-10-23 16:44
- StatusReceived → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-23 13:25
- StatusPublished → ReceivedNVD modified 2026-10-23 14:17
- First seenCVSS 5.4 · zimbraNVD modified 2026-10-23 13:25
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:synacor:zimbra_collaboration_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Security_Advisories Vendor Advisory
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/ve-breaking-zimbra-identity-boundaries-part-1/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory