# CVE-2005-0563: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via crafted email messages in Exchange Server OWA, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3gv6-jr8r-hr5r

## What is CVE-2005-0563?

CVE-2005-0563 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 14 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA) component in Exchange Server 5.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an email message with an encoded javascript: URL ("jav&#X41sc
ript:") in an IMG tag.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0563?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Exchange Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-0563?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0563 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-0563 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0563 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server

- [CVE-2024-21410](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21410/): Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-34473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34473/): Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-26855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26855/): Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-34523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34523/): Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-21529](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21529/): Microsoft Exchange Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0563 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-0563 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 14 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0563 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Exchange Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0563/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0563/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0563
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0563
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0563

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.