Microsoft Windows Server 2008/Server 2012 Active Directory Federation Services wct cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008/Server 2012. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Active Directory Federation Services. Performing a manipulation of the argument wct results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1757. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008/Server 2012 (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Active Directory Federation Services. The manipulation of the argument wct with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in adfs/ls in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Server 2012 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the wct parameter, aka "ADFS XSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 06/10/2015 with FishNet Security as MS15-062 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1757 since 02/17/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84060 (MS15-062: Vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3062577)), 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 90052 (Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS15-062)).

Applying the patch MS15-062 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 19987.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84060), SecurityFocus (BID 75023†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032526†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50470†). See VDB-75784 and VDB-75782 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality 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: 84060
Nessus Name: MS15-062: Vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3062577)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-062
Organization: FishNet Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1757 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1757
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75783

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SecurityFocus: 75023 - Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services CVE-2015-1757 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032526 - Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Input Validation Flaw Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 50470 - [MS15-062] Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services XSS via the Wct Parameter - CVE-2015-1757, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 06/10/2015 10:16
Updated: 11/29/2024 09:03
Changes: 06/10/2015 10:16 (68), 04/07/2017 14:26 (10), 05/20/2022 14:32 (2), 11/29/2024 09:03 (16)
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