Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007 Outlook Web Access cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Outlook Web Access. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-2247. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Outlook Web Access. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Outlook Web Access (OWA) for Exchange Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified e-mail fields, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2248.

The bug was discovered 07/08/2008. The weakness was presented 07/08/2008 by Michael Jackson with Context Information Security as MS08-039 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2247 since 05/16/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33443 (MS08-039: Vulnerabilities in Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (953747)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90444 (Microsoft Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege (MS08-039)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS08-039 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6228.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43328), Tenable (33443), SecurityFocus (BID 30130†), OSVDB (46779†) and Secunia (SA30964†). See VDB-43103 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 33443
Nessus Name: MS08-039: Vulnerabilities in Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (953747)
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OpenVAS ID: 900007
OpenVAS Name: Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege (953747)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS08-039
Researcher: Michael Jackson
Organization: Context Information Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2247 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2247
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3778

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X-Force: 43328 - Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access email fields cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 30130 - Microsoft Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server Email Field Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 30964
OSVDB: 46779 - Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA) Data Validation Unspecified XSS
SecurityTracker: 1020439
Vulnerability Center: 18763 - [MS08-039] Microsoft Exchange Server Outlook Web Access XSS via a Specially Crafted E-mail, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2021

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2008 15:11
Updated: 08/12/2019 22:03
Changes: 07/21/2008 15:11 (109), 08/12/2019 22:03 (1)
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