Microsoft Xbox Live Password Recovery Space as Password improper authentication

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Xbox Live (Game Console) (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component Password Recovery. The manipulation as part of a Space as Password leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 04/03/2014 by Kristoffer Von Hassel as 5-year-old Ocean Beach boy exposes Microsoft Xbox vulnerability as not defined video (ABC 10 News). The advisory is shared at 10news.com. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The advisory points out:

When 5-year-old Kristoffer Von Hassel is playing his Xbox, his feet don't touch the ground. But something he did has made the smartest guys at Microsoft pay attention. (...) A suddenly excited Kristoffer showed Dad that when he typed in a wrong password for his father’s account, it clicked to a password verification screen. By typing in space keys, then hitting enter, Kristoffer was able to get in through a back door.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The video contains the following remark:

In a statement, Microsoft said, "We're always listening to our customers and thank them for bringing issues to our attention. We take security seriously at Xbox and fixed the issue as soon as we learned about it." Kristoffer will receive four games, $50 and a year-long subscription to Xbox Live from Microsoft. He also knows what he now wants to be when he grows up: a gamer. His dad is leaning toward something in computer security.

Further details are available at 10news.com.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: 5-year-old Ocean Beach boy exposes Microsoft Xbox vulnerability
Researcher: Kristoffer Von Hassel
Status: Not defined
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 04/04/2014 17:20
Updated: 04/01/2019 11:03
Changes: 04/04/2014 17:20 (46), 04/01/2019 11:03 (2)
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