Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-2248 - Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook web Access
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 4 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Cross Site Scripting through Log Files An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
- Embedding Scripts in Non-Script Elements This attack is a form of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) where malicious scripts are embedded in elements that are not expected to host scripts such as image tags (<img>), comments in XML documents (< !-CDATA->), etc. These tags may not be subject to the same input validation, output validation, and other content filtering and checking routines, so this can create an opportunity for an attacker to tunnel through the application's elements and launch a XSS attack through other elements. As with all remote attacks, it is important to differentiate the ability to launch an attack (such as probing an internal network for unpatched servers) and the ability of the remote attacker to collect and interpret the output of said attack.
- Embedding Scripts within Scripts An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts. The attacker leverages this capability to execute scripts to execute his/her own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute. The attacker must have the ability to inject script into script that is likely to be executed. If this is done, then the attacker can potentially launch a variety of probes and attacks against the web server's local environment, in many cases the so-called DMZ, back end resources the web server can communicate with, and other hosts. With the proliferation of intermediaries, such as Web App Firewalls, network devices, and even printers having JVMs and Web servers, there are many locales where an attacker can inject malicious scripts. Since this attack pattern defines scripts within scripts, there are likely privileges to execute said attack on the host. Of course, these attacks are not solely limited to the server side, client side scripts like Ajax and client side JavaScript can contain malicious scripts as well. In general all that is required is for there to be sufficient privileges to execute a script, but not protected against writing.
- Cross-Site Scripting in Error Pages An attacker distributes a link (or possibly some other query structure) with a request to a third party web server that is malformed and also contains a block of exploit code in order to have the exploit become live code in the resulting error page. When the third party web server receives the crafted request and notes the error it then creates an error message that echoes the malformed message, including the exploit. Doing this converts the exploit portion of the message into to valid language elements that are executed by the viewing browser. When a victim executes the query provided by the attacker the infected error message error message is returned including the exploit code which then runs in the victim's browser. XSS can result in execution of code as well as data leakage (e.g. session cookies can be sent to the attacker). This type of attack is especially dangerous since the exploit appears to come from the third party web server, who the victim may trust and hence be more vulnerable to deception.
- Cross-Site Scripting Using Alternate Syntax The attacker uses alternate forms of keywords or commands that result in the same action as the primary form but which may not be caught by filters. For example, many keywords are processed in a case insensitive manner. If the site's web filtering algorithm does not convert all tags into a consistent case before the comparison with forbidden keywords it is possible to bypass filters (e.g., incomplete black lists) by using an alternate case structure. For example, the "script" tag using the alternate forms of "Script" or "ScRiPt" may bypass filters where "script" is the only form tested. Other variants using different syntax representations are also possible as well as using pollution meta-characters or entities that are eventually ignored by the rendering engine. The attack can result in the execution of otherwise prohibited functionality.
Nessus
NASL family Windows NASL id OWA_MS08-039.NASL description The remote host is running a version of Outlook Web Access (OWA) for Exchange Server that is vulnerable to multiple cross-site scripting issues in the HTML parser and Data validation code. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to elevate his privileges by convincing a user to open a malformed email. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 108803 published 2018-04-03 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108803 title MS08-039: Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server Privilege Escalation (Uncredentialed) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(108803); script_version("1.6"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:28"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2247", "CVE-2008-2248"); script_bugtraq_id(30078, 30130); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS08-039"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"950159"); script_xref(name:"IAVT", value:"2008-T-0033"); script_name(english:"MS08-039: Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server Privilege Escalation (Uncredentialed)"); script_summary(english:"Determines the version of Exchange"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote web server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting issues."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is running a version of Outlook Web Access (OWA) for Exchange Server that is vulnerable to multiple cross-site scripting issues in the HTML parser and Data validation code. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to elevate his privileges by convincing a user to open a malformed email."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2008/ms08-039"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Microsoft has released a set of patches for OWA 2003 and 2007."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_cwe_id(79); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/07/08"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/07/08"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/04/03"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_server"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"Windows"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_require_keys("installed_sw/Outlook Web Access"); script_dependencies("owa-version.nasl"); script_require_ports("Services/www", 80); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); include("http.inc"); include("vcf.inc"); get_install_count(app_name:"Outlook Web Access", exit_if_zero:TRUE); port = get_http_port(default:80); app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:"Outlook Web Access", port:port, webapp:TRUE); vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:3); constraints = [ {"min_version" : "6.5.0", "fixed_version":"6.5.7653.38"}, {"min_version" : "8.0.0", "fixed_version":"8.0.813.0"}, {"min_version" : "8.1.0", "fixed_version":"8.1.291.2"} ]; vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING, flags:{xss:TRUE});
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS08-039.NASL description The remote host is running a version of Outlook Web Access (OWA) for Exchange Server that is vulnerable to multiple cross-site scripting issues in the HTML parser and Data validation code. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to elevate his privileges by convincing a user to open a malformed email. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 33443 published 2008-07-08 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/33443 title MS08-039: Vulnerabilities in Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (953747) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(33443); script_version("1.29"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:30"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2247", "CVE-2008-2248"); script_bugtraq_id(30078, 30130); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS08-039"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"950159"); script_xref(name:"IAVT", value:"2008-T-0033"); script_name(english:"MS08-039: Vulnerabilities in Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (953747)"); script_summary(english:"Determines the version of Exchange"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote web server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting issues."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is running a version of Outlook Web Access (OWA) for Exchange Server that is vulnerable to multiple cross-site scripting issues in the HTML parser and Data validation code. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to elevate his privileges by convincing a user to open a malformed email."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2008/ms08-039"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Microsoft has released a set of patches for OWA 2003 and 2007."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_cwe_id(79); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/07/08"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/07/08"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/07/08"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_server"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins"); script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl"); script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); script_require_ports(139, 445, 'Host/patch_management_checks'); exit(0); } include("smb_func.inc"); include("smb_hotfixes.inc"); include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); bulletin = 'MS08-039'; kbs = make_list("950159"); if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_WARNING); version = get_kb_item ("SMB/Exchange/Version"); if ( !version ) exit (0); path2003 = get_kb_item("SMB/Exchange/Path") + "\exchweb\bin\auth"; path2007 = hotfix_get_commonfilesdir() + "\Microsoft Shared\CDO"; if ( ( hotfix_check_fversion(path:path2003, file:"Owaauth.dll", version:"6.5.7653.38", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'950159') == HCF_OLDER ) || ( hotfix_check_fversion(path:path2007, file:"Cdoex.dll", version:"8.1.291.1", min_version:"8.1.0.0", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'949870') == HCF_OLDER ) || ( hotfix_check_fversion(path:path2007, file:"Cdoex.dll", version:"8.0.813.0", min_version:"8.0.0.0", bulletin:bulletin, kb:'953469') == HCF_OLDER ) ) { { set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/MS08-039", value:TRUE); hotfix_security_warning(); } set_kb_item(name: 'www/0/XSS', value: TRUE); } hotfix_check_fversion_end();
Oval
accepted | 2008-08-18T04:00:49.999-04:00 | ||||||||
class | vulnerability | ||||||||
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description | 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. | ||||||||
family | windows | ||||||||
id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5695 | ||||||||
status | accepted | ||||||||
submitted | 2008-07-08T14:18:00 | ||||||||
title | OWA For Exchange Server Parsing XSS Vulnerability | ||||||||
version | 5 |
Seebug
bulletinFamily | exploit |
description | BUGTRAQ ID: 30130 CVE(CAN) ID: CVE-2008-2247,CVE-2008-2248 Microsoft Exchange Server是一款流行的邮件服务器,Outlook Web Access是Exchange中用于通过Web浏览器读取和发送邮件的工具。 Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server中存在跨站脚本漏洞,允许在Exchange Server连接的OWA客户端上获得权限提升。如果要利用此漏洞,攻击者必须能够诱骗用户从单个OWA客户端中打开运行恶意脚本的特制电子邮件。如果执行了恶意脚本的话,则将在用户的OWA会话的安全上下文中运行,并能够以登录用户的身份执行用户可执行的任何操作,例如读取、发送和删除电子邮件。 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 Microsoft --------- Microsoft已经为此发布了一个安全公告(MS08-039)以及相应补丁: MS08-039:Vulnerabilities in Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (953747) 链接:<a href=http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-039.mspx?pf=true target=_blank>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-039.mspx?pf=true</a> |
id | SSV:3584 |
last seen | 2017-11-19 |
modified | 2008-07-10 |
published | 2008-07-10 |
reporter | Root |
title | Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server邮件字段跨站脚本漏洞(MS08-039) |
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020439
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30964
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2021/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43329
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5695
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-039
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30078