CVE-2016-0031
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Microsoft Exchange Server...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka "Exchange Spoofing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0029.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka "Exchange Spoofing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0029.
- Record
CVE-2016-0031- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka "Exchange Spoofing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0029.
- Record
CVE-2016-0031- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0069 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka "Exchange Spoofing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0029.
- Record
EUVD-2016-0069- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6fx8-hgj7-vwjv
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Microsoft Exchange Server...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka "Exchange Spoofing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0029.
- Record
GHSA-6fx8-hgj7-vwjv- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0031 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Microsoft Exchange Server, published January 13, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.65%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.