4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-2248
Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server XSS Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 8, 2008, 11:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2248 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft exchange_server
2 Microsoft outlook_web_access
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-2248.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/30964 Not Applicable Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30078 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020439 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html Not Applicable Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2021/references Permissions Required
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-039 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43329 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5695 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30964 Not Applicable Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30078 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020439 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html Not Applicable Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2021/references Permissions Required
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-039 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43329 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5695 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2248 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30964
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30078
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020439
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2021/references
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-039
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43329
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5695
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30964 Not Applicable http://secunia.com/advisories/30964 Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30078 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30078 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2021/references Not Applicable http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2021/references Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-039 No Types Assigned https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-039 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5695 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5695 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_web_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2007:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_web_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30078 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-039.mspx [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-039 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5695 [Not Applicable]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5695 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-039.mspx No Types Assigned http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-039.mspx Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020439 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020439 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2021/references No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2021/references Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5695 No Types Assigned http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5695 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43329 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43329 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30964 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30964 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_srv:2007_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_web_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_web_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43329 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43329 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-2248 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-2248 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

92.85 }} -3.58%

score

0.99256

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability