CVE-2001-0340 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Attackers can execute malicious scripts in user mailboxes via HTML attachments in Outlook Web Access, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0340?
CVE-2001-0340 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 18 Sep 2001. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An interaction between the Outlook Web Access (OWA) service in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and Internet Explorer allows attackers to execute malicious script code against a user's mailbox via a message attachment that contains HTML code, which is executed automatically.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0340?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Exchange Server.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0340?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0340 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2001-0340 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0340 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server
- CVE-2024-21410 Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2021-34473 Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-26855 Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-34523 Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-21529 Microsoft Exchange Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mcfj-5726-cfww.