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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-38182
CVE-2023-38182:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-38182) was disclosed on August 8, 2023. This vulnerability affects Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23 and Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 12 and 13 (Microsoft Support).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.0 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Microsoft has classified this as a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability (CWE-502) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on affected Exchange Server systems, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the server (MSRC).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through the August 2023 Security Update (SU) for Exchange Server 2019 and 2016. Note that the update was re-released to address localization issues that caused installation failures on non-English operating systems (Microsoft Support).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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