Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2018 Update 1.1/2018 Update 3 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2018 Update 1.1/2018 Update 3. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-8529. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2018 Update 1.1/2018 Update 3 (Programming Tool Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Team Foundation Server (TFS) does not enable basic authorization on the communication between the TFS and Search services, aka "Team Foundation Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Team.

The bug was discovered 11/13/2018. The weakness was presented 11/13/2018 with Microsoft as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-8529 since 03/14/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Team Foundation Server (TFS) does not enable basic authorization on the communication between the TFS and Search services. Without basic authorization, an attacker could run certain commands on the Search service.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119017 (Security Updates for Microsoft Team Foundation Server (November 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 91480 (Microsoft Team Foundation Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (November 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 (119017) and SecurityFocus (BID 105910†). See VDB-126794 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 119017
Nessus Name: Security Updates for Microsoft Team Foundation Server (November 2018)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-8529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126938
SecurityFocus: 105910 - Microsoft Team Foundation Server CVE-2018-8529 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/16/2018 08:13
Updated: 04/13/2020 16:41
Changes: 11/16/2018 08:13 (73), 04/13/2020 16:41 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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