Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to update the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 04/26/1998. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11455 (Microsoft FrontPage Unpassworded Installation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3682), Tenable (11455) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1433†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

FrontPage Server Extensions

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 11455
Nessus Name: Microsoft FrontPage Unpassworded Installation
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

04/26/1998 🔍
04/26/1998 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2003 +1804 days 🔍
07/15/2003 +102 days 🔍
06/28/2016 +4732 days 🔍
08/25/2022 +2249 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88293
X-Force: 3682
Vulnerability Center: 1433 - Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions Unprotected by Password, High

Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2016 18:23
Updated: 08/25/2022 08:10
Changes: 06/28/2016 18:23 (35), 02/12/2019 10:16 (12), 08/25/2022 08:10 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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