Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 Access Control Policy cross site scripting

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Access Control Policy. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-0011. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 (Groupware Software). This affects an unknown code of the component Access Control Policy. The manipulation 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 and SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended Access Control Policy restrictions and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by modifying a webpart, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Security Feature Bypass," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6117.

The weakness was disclosed 01/12/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-004 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0011 since 12/04/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87882 (MS16-004: Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3124585)), 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 110263 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS16-004)).

Applying the patch MS16-004 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87882), SecurityFocus (BID 80032†), SecurityTracker (ID 1034653†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55658†). The entries VDB-80206, VDB-80216, VDB-80218 and VDB-80231 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 87882
Nessus Name: MS16-004: Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3124585)
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OpenVAS ID: 800968
OpenVAS Name: MS SharePoint Server and Foundation Multiple Vulnerabilities (3124585)
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Patch: MS16-004

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-004
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0011 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0011
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80217
SecurityFocus: 80032 - Microsoft SharePoint CVE-2016-0011 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034653
Vulnerability Center: 55658 - [MS16-004] Microsoft SharePoint Server and SharePoint Foundation Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2016-0011, Medium

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Created: 01/14/2016 10:43
Updated: 06/21/2018 08:59
Changes: 01/14/2016 10:43 (63), 06/21/2018 08:59 (28)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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