Aug 2023: Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2023-38185 Published on August 8, 2023
Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weakness Type
Relative Path Traversal
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. This allows attackers to traverse the file system to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-38185
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23:- Version 15.01.0 and below 15.01.2507.032 is affected.
- Version 15.02.0 and below 15.02.1118.037 is affected.
- Version 15.02.0 and below 15.02.1258.025 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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