Microsoft Exchange Server OWA cross-site request forgery
| ms-owa-csrf (60164) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Exchange Server is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the Outlook Web Access component. By persuading an authenticated user to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP request to gain complete control of the mail account. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning, and other malicious activities.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server (2007 SP3 or later), available from the Microsoft Web site. See References.
References:
- Microsoft Web site: Exchange Server.
- Offensive Security Exploit Database [07-08-2010]: Outlook Web Access 2007 CSRF Vulnerability.
- Tentacolo Viola : Pwning corporate webmails .
- BID-41462: Microsoft Exchange Server Outlook Web Access Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
- CVE-2010-3213: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Web Access (owa/ev.owa) 2007 through SP2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of e-mail users for requests that perform Outlook requests, as demonstrated by setting the auto-forward rule.
- OSVDB ID: 67119: Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA) Multiple Function CSRF
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP2
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1
Reported:
Jul 08, 2010
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