Microsoft IIS 5.1/6 SERVER_NAME privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft IIS 5.1/6. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument SERVER_NAME results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-2678. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft IIS 5.1/6 (Web Server). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument SERVER_NAME 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. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft IIS 5.1 and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the SERVER_NAME variable to bypass security checks and conduct various attacks via a GET request with an http://localhost URI, which makes it appear as if the request is coming from localhost.

The bug was discovered 01/28/2005. The weakness was shared 08/17/2005 by Inge Henriksen (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ingehenriksen.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2678 since 08/23/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at ingehenriksen.blogspot.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1392 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21955), OSVDB (18926†), Secunia (SA16548†), SecurityTracker (ID 1014777†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40934†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Suricata ID: 100000139
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: ingehenriksen.blogspot.com
Researcher: Inge Henriksen
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1704
X-Force: 21955 - Microsoft Internet Information Server SERVER_NAME request spoofing, Medium Risk
Secunia: 16548 - Microsoft IIS "500-100.asp" Source Code Disclosure, Less Critical
OSVDB: 18926 - Microsoft IIS SERVER_NAME Variable Spoofing Filter Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1014777 - Microsoft IIS ASP Error Page May Disclose System Information in Certain Cases
Vulnerability Center: 40934 - Microsoft IIS 5.1 and 6 Remote SERVER_NAME Spoofing Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-1503

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/24/2005 11:29
Updated: 06/07/2017 16:04
Changes: 08/24/2005 11:29 (59), 06/07/2017 16:04 (30)
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Cache ID: 216:232:103

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