Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013/2016 Access cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013/2016. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Access. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-0799. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013/2016 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Access. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Access in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 and Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 allows a cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to the way image field values are handled, aka "Microsoft Access Tampering Vulnerability".

The bug was discovered 01/09/2018. The weakness was released 01/09/2018 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-0799 since 12/01/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when Microsoft Access does not properly sanitize inputs to image fields edited within Design view. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted file to a victim, or by hosting the file on a web server.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105696 (Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server (January 2018)), 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 110310 (Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps Security Update January 2018).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (105696) and SecurityFocus (BID 102411†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-111561, VDB-111562, VDB-111563 and VDB-111564. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 105696
Nessus Name: Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server (January 2018)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0799 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0799
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111571

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SecurityFocus: 102411 - Microsoft Access CVE-2018-0799 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040157

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2018 14:19
Updated: 01/29/2021 13:57
Changes: 01/10/2018 14:19 (74), 12/29/2019 07:07 (4), 01/29/2021 13:57 (2)
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