Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 2/3/4/5/5.1 System.Web.Mvc.dll cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 2/3/4/5/5.1. This affects an unknown part in the library System.Web.Mvc.dll. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-4075. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 2/3/4/5/5.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block in the library System.Web.Mvc.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in System.Web.Mvc.dll in Microsoft ASP.NET Model View Controller (MVC) 2.0 through 5.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted web page, aka "MVC XSS Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 10/14/2014 with Microsoft as MS14-059 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-4075 since 06/12/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78434 (MS14-059: Vulnerability in ASP.NET MVC Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (2990942)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90984 (Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (MS14-059)).

Applying the patch MS14-059 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. 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 17199.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (78434), SecurityFocus (BID 70352†), Secunia (SA60971†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031023†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46445†). Additional details are provided at krebsonsecurity.com. See VDB-67832, VDB-67831, VDB-67806 and VDB-67811 for similar entries. 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: 78434
Nessus Name: MS14-059: Vulnerability in ASP.NET MVC Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (2990942)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-059
Organization: Microsoft
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CVE: CVE-2014-4075 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4075
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67828

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SecurityFocus: 70352 - Microsoft ASP.NET MVC CVE-2014-4075 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 60971
SecurityTracker: 1031023 - ASP.NET MVC Input Validation Flaw Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 46445 - [MS14-059] Microsoft ASP.NET MVC XSS due to Improper Input Encoding - CVE-2014-4075, High

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Created: 10/15/2014 11:46
Updated: 02/22/2022 07:22
Changes: 10/15/2014 11:46 (74), 04/05/2017 16:04 (13), 02/22/2022 07:22 (2)
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