THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-16793
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2018-16793

Exchange Server vulnerability

CVSS
8.6
EPSS
11.3%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Rollup 18 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP3 and previous versions has an SSRF vulnerability via the username parameter in /owa/auth/logon.aspx in the OWA (Outlook Web Access) login page.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Exchange Server
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Published
2018-09-21

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 11.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-16793

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Exchange Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-16793.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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