CVE-2017-8560 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP3, 2013 SP3/CU16, and 2016 CU5, stemming from improper handling of web requests in Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA), specifically a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and can be exploited remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L/I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), nor is public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), though it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:cumulative_update_16:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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