Microsoft Windows Modern Mail authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Modern Mail and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1299. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows Modern Mail (Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Windows Modern Mail allows remote attackers to spoof link targets via a crafted HTML e-mail message.

The weakness was published 03/26/2013 by Alex Wolff with BrownWolff as KB2832006 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1299 since 01/12/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65692 (MS KB2819682: Security Updates for Microsoft Windows Store Applications), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Applying the patch Security Update 2832006 is able to eliminate this problem. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Microsoft Outlook as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (65692), SecurityFocus (BID 58713†), OSVDB (91696†), Secunia (SA52779†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028341†). Additional details are provided at technet.microsoft.com. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 65692
Nessus Name: MS KB2819682: Security Updates for Microsoft Windows Store Applications
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: Security Update 2832006
Alternative: Microsoft Outlook

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB2832006
Researcher: Alex Wolff
Organization: BrownWolff
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8095
SecurityFocus: 58713
Secunia: 52779 - Microsoft Windows Modern Mail URL Spoofing Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 91696
SecurityTracker: 1028341 - Windows Modern Mail Lets Remote Users Spoof URLs in Email Messages
Vulnerability Center: 38925 - Microsoft Windows Modern Mail Remote Spoofing Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2013 13:53
Updated: 05/06/2021 15:30
Changes: 03/28/2013 13:53 (76), 04/26/2017 17:53 (3), 05/06/2021 15:25 (4), 05/06/2021 15:30 (1)
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