Microsoft Windows Active Directory Certificate cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows. This affects an unknown function of the component Active Directory. Such manipulation as part of Certificate leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1264. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Active Directory. The manipulation as part of a Certificate leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Active Directory Certificate Services Web Enrollment in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unspecified parameter, aka "Active Directory Certificate Services Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 06/14/2011 by Ruggero Strabla with Emaze Networks as MS11-051 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1264 since 03/04/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55131 (MS11-051: Vulnerability in Active Directory Certificate Services Web Enrollment Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2518295)), 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 90715 (Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services Web Enrollment Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS11-051)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS11-051 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3886.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (55131), SecurityFocus (BID 48175†), Secunia (SA44915†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31770†). The entries VDB-4362, VDB-4361, VDB-4367 and VDB-4366 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 55131
Nessus Name: MS11-051: Vulnerability in Active Directory Certificate Services Web Enrollment Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2518295)
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OpenVAS ID: 900289
OpenVAS Name: Active Directory Certificate Services Web Enrollment Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (2518295)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS11-051
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-051
Researcher: Ruggero Strabla
Organization: Emaze Networks
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-1264 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1264
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4364

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SecurityFocus: 48175 - Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services Web Enrollment Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 44915 - Microsoft Windows Active Directory Certificate Services Web Enrollment Cross-Site Scriptin, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 31770 - [MS11-051] Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services Web Enrollment XSS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2011 02:00
Updated: 01/15/2025 20:21
Changes: 06/20/2011 02:00 (84), 03/24/2017 07:54 (11), 03/19/2021 11:07 (3), 01/15/2025 20:21 (16)
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