Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Outlook Web Access cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Exchange 5.5 (Groupware Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Outlook Web Access. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 04/08/2005. The weakness was released 06/14/2005 by Gaël Delalleau as MS05-029 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0563 since 02/26/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 67 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18488 (MS05-029: Vulnerability in Exchange Server 5.5 Outlook Web Access XSS (895179)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 15947. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9174.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (18488). vuldb.com is providing further details.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 18488
Nessus Name: MS05-029: Vulnerability in Exchange Server 5.5 Outlook Web Access XSS (895179)
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Patch: microsoft.com

Snort ID: 15947
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS05-029
Researcher: Gaël Delalleau
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0563 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 8327 - [MS05-029] XSS in Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP4 via OWA Component, Medium
SecurityFocus: 13952 - Microsoft Exchange Server Outlook Web Access HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 15697 - Microsoft Outlook Web Access Script Insertion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 17307 - Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access HTML Email XSS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2005 19:11
Updated: 03/11/2021 16:03
Changes: 06/17/2005 19:11 (85), 10/08/2018 15:44 (5), 03/11/2021 16:03 (2)
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