Overview
There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Web Access.
Description
The "Compose New Message" form of the Outlook Web Access (OWA) component of Microsoft Exchange 5.5 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. For more information about cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, see http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-02.html |
Impact
If an attacker can trick or entice a user to follow a link, the attacker can execute script as the victim in the context of the zone in which the Outlook server resides. For example, this could permit the attacker to gain access to messages stored on the server. |
Solution
Apply a patch as described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-047. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-047.asp
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828489
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/crssite.asp
- http://search.cert.org/query.html?col=certadv&col=vulnotes&qt=cross-site+scripting
Acknowledgements
Our thanks to Microsoft for the information contained in their bulletin. Microsoft has credited Ory Segal of Sanctum Inc. for discovering the vulnerability.
This document was written by Shawn Hernan based on information in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-047.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2003-0712 |
| Severity Metric: | 14.18 |
| Date Public: | 2003-10-15 |
| Date First Published: | 2003-10-16 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2003-10-16 18:48 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 5 |