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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2007-0220

Medium
6.8/10

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 SP3, and 2003 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts, spoof content, or obtain sensitive information via certain UTF-encoded, script-based e-mail attachments, involving an "incorrectly handled UTF character set label".

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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  • Published