Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4032. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Office Suite Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Gold and SP1 and Microsoft Search Server 2008 do not properly perform authentication and authorization for administrative functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server load), obtain sensitive information, and "create scripts that would run in the context of the site" via requests to administrative URIs, aka "Access Control Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 12/09/2008. The weakness was shared 12/10/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4032 since 09/10/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 679 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35076 (MS08-077: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Could Cause Elevation of Privilege (957175)), 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 90472 (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (MS08-077)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6605.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46854), Tenable (35076), SecurityFocus (BID 32638†), OSVDB (50585†) and Secunia (SA33063†). The entries VDB-43723, VDB-45378 and VDB-45377 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 35076
Nessus Name: MS08-077: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Could Cause Elevation of Privilege (957175)
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OpenVAS ID: 900064
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Could Cause Elevation of Privilege (957175)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-4032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45379

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X-Force: 46854
SecurityFocus: 32638 - Microsoft SharePoint Server Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 33063 - Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Security Bypass Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 50585 - CVE-2008-4032 - MS08-077 - Microsoft - SharePoint Server - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021367
Vulnerability Center: 20206 - [MS08-077] Microsoft Office SharePoint Remote Unauthorized Access Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-3389

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/26/2025 04:03
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (88), 08/21/2019 18:27 (7), 05/26/2025 04:03 (18)
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