Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 Web Authoring Command privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Content Management Server 2001. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web Authoring Command Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-0718. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Content Management Server 2001. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Web Authoring Command Handler. The manipulation 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Web authoring command in Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2001 allows attackers to authenticate and upload executable content, by modifying the upload location, aka "Program Execution via MCMS Authoring Function."

The weakness was disclosed 08/12/2002 by Joao Gouveia as MS02-041 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0718. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11313 (Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2001 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90075 (Unchecked Buffer in Microsoft Content Management Server Could Enable Server Compromise (MS02-041)).

Applying the patch MS02-041 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9784), Tenable (11313), SecurityFocus (BID 5421†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2791†). The entries VDB-17956, VDB-18396, VDB-18397 and VDB-18398 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 11313
Nessus Name: Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2001 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Patch: MS02-041

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-041
Researcher: Joao Gouveia
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0718 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0718
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18612
X-Force: 9784
SecurityFocus: 5421 - Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 Arbitrary Upload Location Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2791 - [MS02-041] File Upload is Allowed in Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2001, High

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Created: 07/22/2014 22:44
Updated: 05/16/2019 16:09
Changes: 07/22/2014 22:44 (71), 05/16/2019 16:09 (1)
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