Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 Project Server cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Project Server. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-11876. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 (Groupware Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Project Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was released 11/14/2017 as KB4011244 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11876 since 07/31/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project when Microsoft Project Server does not properly manage user sessions. For this Cross-site Request Forgery(CSRF/XSRF) vulnerability to be exploited, the victim must be authenticated to (logged on) the target site.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104570 (Security Updates for Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft Project Server (November 2017)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110308 (Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps Security Update November 2017).

Applying the patch KB4011244 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (104570) and SecurityFocus (BID 101754†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-109381, VDB-109385, VDB-109386 and VDB-109388. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 104570
Nessus Name: Security Updates for Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft Project Server (November 2017)
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OpenVAS ID: 860748
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Project Server 2013 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (KB4011257)
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Patch: KB4011244

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4011244
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11876 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11876
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109391

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SecurityFocus: 101754 - Microsoft Office CVE-2017-11876 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039788

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2017 11:07
Updated: 01/23/2021 17:14
Changes: 11/15/2017 11:07 (79), 12/06/2019 13:27 (5), 01/23/2021 17:14 (3)
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