CVE-2021-1730

Plain English Summary

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This vulnerability allows an attacker to impersonate a user in Microsoft Exchange Server, potentially tricking others into believing they are communicating with that user. To exploit this, the attacker may need to manipulate how images are loaded in emails, so it's important for users to follow Microsoft's recommendations for securing their settings.

Technical Description

<p>A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft Exchange Server which could result in an attack that would allow a malicious actor to impersonate the user.</p> <p>This update addresses this vulnerability.</p> <p>To prevent these types of attacks, Microsoft recommends customers to download inline images from different DNSdomains than the rest of OWA. Please see further instructions in the FAQ to put in place this mitigations.</p>

CVSS Vector Analysis

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
Confidentiality ImpactLow
Integrity ImpactLow
Availability ImpactNone
ScopeUnchanged

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Est. Bounty
$741($500-$1K)
Vendor Response
Grade FPatched in 1824 days

Quick Information

Published

Feb 25, 2021

about 5 years ago

Last Modified

Feb 24, 2026

about 1 month ago

Vendor

microsoft

Product

exchange server

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