CVE-2017-8758 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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."

Published: 2017-09-13

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 6`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17704	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."

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0079.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100723
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039320
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8758

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Exchange Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-09-13T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:28:57.013Z

Reserved: 2017-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8758

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-13T01:29:12.160

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8758

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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