Exchange ServerApplication · Microsoft

CVE-2014-6319

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2014-12-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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59/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Outlook Web App (OWA) in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP3, and 2013 SP1 and Cumulative Update 6 does not properly validate tokens in requests, which allows remote attackers to spoof the origin of e-mail messages via unspecified vectors, aka "Outlook Web App Token Spoofing Vulnerability."

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The Outlook Web App in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP3, and 2013 SP1/CU6 contains a token validation flaw that allows remote attackers to spoof the origin of e-mail messages by submitting specially crafted requests with improperly validated tokens.

MitigationApply Microsoft security updates for the affected Exchange Server versions or upgrade to a patched Cumulative Update to address the token validation vulnerability in OWA.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Exchange ServerApplication
Affected:= 2007= 2010= 2013

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Exchange Server version
    Run Get-ExchangeServer | Select-Object Name,Admindisplayversion,ServerRole in Exchange Management Shell, or check HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS\ParametersVersion in the registry
    Affected if The version shown is Exchange Server 2007, 2010, or 2013 (specifically SP1 or CU6 for 2013)
  2. Confirm OWA is enabled
    Run Get-OwaVirtualDirectory in Exchange Management Shell to list OWA virtual directories
    Affected if Any OWA virtual directory exists and is enabled (the vulnerability exists in OWA regardless of whether external access is configured)
  3. Check Exchange build number
    Run Get-ExchangeServer | Format-List Name, *Version* to get the exact build number, then compare against Microsoft's published build tables for Exchange 2007, 2010, and 2013
    Affected if The build corresponds to an unpatched release of Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, or Exchange 2013 SP1/CU6

If OWA is enabled on an unpatched Exchange Server 2007, 2010, or 2013 SP1/CU6 installation, the environment is vulnerable to token validation bypass in OWA.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply Microsoft security updates for the affected Exchange Server versions or upgrade to a patched Cumulative Update to address the token validation vulnerability in OWA.

Fix this in Exchange Server Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,480
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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