CVE-2017-8758
published 2017-09-13CVE-2017-8758: Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA) fails to properly handle web…
PriorityP427medium6.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN
EPSS
3.38%
87.4th percentile
Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA) fails to properly handle web requests, aka "Microsoft Exchange Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability."
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | exchange_server | — | — |
| microsoft_corporation | microsoft_exchange_server_2016 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_exchange_server_2016_cumulative_update_6 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
vendor_msrc6.1HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-5jxp-8hjc-v25c: Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA) fails to properly handl
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-8758 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 GHSA-5jxp-8hjc-v25c: Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA) fails to properly handl
Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA) fails to properly handle web requests, aka "Microsoft Exchange Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability."
Microsoft
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2017-09-12·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2017-8758 [MEDIUM] Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA) fails to properly handle web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could perform script/content injection attacks and attempt to trick the user into disclosing sensitive information.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could send a specially crafted email message containing a malicious link to a user. Alternatively, an attacker could use a chat client to social engineer a user into clicking the malicious link.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Exchange validates web requests.
Note: In order to exploit this vulnerability, a user must click a ma
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100723http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039320https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8758http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100723http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039320https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8758
2017-09-13
Published