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CVE-2018-8159 Details

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA) fails to properly handle web requests, aka "Microsoft Exchange Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Exchange Server.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8159	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104056	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040850	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8159	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104056	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040850	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
microsoft exchange server	2013 cumulative_update_19 2013 cumulative_update_20 2016 cumulative_update_8 2016 cumulative_update_9
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:cumulative_update_19:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:cumulative_update_20:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_8:::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_9:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2019	CWE Remap	[email protected]
Jun 6, 2018	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
May 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]