Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access cross-site scripting
| exchange-owa-xss (25550) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Exchange is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by Outlook Web Access (OWA). A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted email containing malicious script embedded within the email body. If the victim opens the email using Outlook Web Access, the script would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of victim's Outlook Web session.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Exchange Server 2000 SP3
- Microsoft, Exchange Server 2003 SP2
- Microsoft, Exchange Server 2003 SP1
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed Jun 14 2006 - 02:03:54 CDT, SEC Consult SA-20060613-0 :: Outlook Web Access Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-06/0278.html.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-029, Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server Running Outlook Web Access Could Allow Script Injection (912442) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-029.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-026, Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Could Allow Remote Code Execution (931832) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-026.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-039, Vulnerabilities in Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (953747) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-039.mspx.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008008958, Rev 1, Centrex IP Client Manager (CICM) response to Microsoft July security bulletin at http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=745165.
- ASA-2006-126: Windows Security Updates for June 2006 - (MS06-021 - MS06-032)
- BID-18381: Microsoft Exchange Server Outlook Web Access Script Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1193: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP1 through SP3, when running Outlook Web Access (OWA), allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via unknown vectors related to HTML parsing.
- OSVDB ID: 26441: Microsoft Exchange Server Outlook Web Access HTML Parsing Unspecified XSS
- SA20634: Microsoft Exchange Server Outlook Web Access Script Insertion
- SECTRACK ID: 1016280: Microsoft Outlook Web Access Input Validation Hole Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- US-CERT VU#138188: Microsoft Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server script injection vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2326: Microsoft Exchange Server OWA Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability (MS06-029)
Reported:
Jun 13, 2006
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