CVE-2023-21745: Microsoft Exchange Server Spoofing Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 8)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Spoofing
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
More Likely
Patch Tuesday
2023-Jan
Released
2023-01-10
EPSS Score
0.39% (percentile: 60.0%)

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is adjacent (AV:A). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability LAN-side or potentially from the internet. How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An authenticated attacker could achieve exploitation by using a PowerShell remoting session to the server.

Affected Products (3)

Server Software

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 12
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 11

Security Updates (3)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/chudypb">Piotr Bazydlo (@chudypb)</a> working with <a href="https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/">Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative</a>

Revision History

  • 2023-01-10: Information published.