CVE-2018-6882: Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 19 Apr 2022, 1,484 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 29.8%
EPSS score, percentile 98.2 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
CISA deadline 10 May 2022. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Not stated. The CVE record gives vendor and product as “n/a” and the version as “unspecified”.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date for this action: 10 May 2022.
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
Affected products and versions
The CVE record does not name affected products or versions: vendor and product are “n/a” and the version is “unspecified”.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
About this vulnerability
Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability that might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2018-6882 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 19 Apr 2022.
- CISA marks it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 10 May 2022.
- The CVE record was published on 27 Mar 2018, 1,484 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.8% (percentile 98.2), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
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: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2018 | CVE record published |
| 19 Apr 2022 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 10 May 2022 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 1 Oct 2026 | CVE record last updated |
References
- 20180324 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite due to the way it handles attachment links
- securify.nl
- wiki.zimbra.com
- bugzilla.zimbra.com
- 20180324 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite due to the way it handles attachment links
- wiki.zimbra.com
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