Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 Web Authoring Command privileges management
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Content Management Server 2001. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Web Authoring Command Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Web authoring command in Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2001 allows attackers to authenticate and upload executable content, by modifying the upload location, aka "Program Execution via MCMS Authoring Function."
The weakness was disclosed 08/12/2002 by Joao Gouveia as MS02-041 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0718. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11313 (Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2001 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90075 (Unchecked Buffer in Microsoft Content Management Server Could Enable Server Compromise (MS02-041)).
Applying the patch MS02-041 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9784) and Tenable (11313). The entries 17956, 18396, 18397 and 18398 are pretty similar.
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Nessus ID: 11313
Nessus Name: Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2001 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Patch: MS02-041
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Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS02-041
Researcher: Joao Gouveia
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2002-0718 (🔍)
X-Force: 9784
Vulnerability Center: 2791 - [MS02-041] File Upload is Allowed in Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2001, High
SecurityFocus: 5421 - Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 Arbitrary Upload Location Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 07/22/2014 22:44Updated: 05/16/2019 16:09
Changes: 07/22/2014 22:44 (71), 05/16/2019 16:09 (1)
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