Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Active Directory Federation Services 3.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Active Directory Federation Services 3.0. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-1638. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Active Directory Federation Services 3.0. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 3.0 on Windows Server 2012 R2 does not properly handle logoff actions, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging an unattended workstation, aka "Active Directory Federation Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 04/14/2015 with Microsoft as MS15-040 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-1638 since 02/17/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/30/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82776 (MS15-040: Vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services Could Allow Information Disclosure (3045711)), 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 91042 (Microsoft Windows Active Directory Information Disclosure Vulnerability (MS15-040)).

Applying the patch MS15-040 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (82776), SecurityFocus (BID 74002†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032115†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49637†). The entries VDB-74838 and VDB-74833 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 82776
Nessus Name: MS15-040: Vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services Could Allow Information Disclosure (3045711)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: MS Active Directory Federation Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability (3045711)
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Patch: MS15-040

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-040
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1638 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74834

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SecurityFocus: 74002 - Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services CVE-2015-1638 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032115 - Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Logout Failure Lets Local Users Access the Target User's Account
Vulnerability Center: 49637 - [MS15-040] Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services 3.0 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/15/2015 10:33
Updated: 11/30/2024 12:09
Changes: 04/15/2015 10:33 (71), 06/26/2017 10:28 (8), 05/06/2022 08:48 (3), 11/30/2024 12:09 (16)
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