Microsoft Exchange Srv 2007 Sp1 Outlook Web Access cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Exchange Srv 2007 Sp1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Outlook Web Access. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-2248. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Exchange Srv 2007 Sp1 (Groupware Software). This issue affects an unknown code 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-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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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 HTML, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2247.

The bug was discovered 07/08/2008. The weakness was presented 07/08/2008 with Context Information Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2248 since 05/16/2008. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. 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 6227.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43329), Tenable (33443), SecurityFocus (BID 30078†), OSVDB (46780†) and Secunia (SA30964†). See VDB-3778 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Context Information Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2248 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2248
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43103

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X-Force: 43329
SecurityFocus: 30078 - Microsoft Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server HTML Parsing Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 30964
OSVDB: 46780 - CVE-2008-2248 - MS08-039 - Microsoft - OWA - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020439
Vulnerability Center: 18764 - [MS08-039] Microsoft Exchange Server Outlook Web Access XSS via a Specially Crafted HTML, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2021

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/12/2019 22:07
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (79), 08/12/2019 22:07 (15)
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