Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2016 Image File Upload access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Image File Upload. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-7212. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Image File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 11/08/2016 as MS16-130 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7212 since 09/09/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/29/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94631 (MS16-130: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (3199172)), 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 91302 (Microsoft IME Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS16-130)).

Applying the patch MS16-130 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 (94631) and SecurityFocus (BID 94027†). See VDB-93384 and VDB-93385 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Microsoft

Name

• Windows

Version

• 7 SP1
• 8.1
• 10
• RT 8.1
• Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Server 2008 SP2
• Server 2012
• Server 2012 R2
• Server 2016
• Vista SP2

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 94631
Nessus Name: MS16-130: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (3199172)
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OpenVAS ID: 54208
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (3199172)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS16-130

Timelineinfo

09/09/2016 🔍
11/08/2016 +60 days 🔍
11/08/2016 +0 days 🔍
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11/09/2016 +1 days 🔍
11/10/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/29/2022 +2149 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-130
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7212 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7212
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93383

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SecurityFocus: 94027 - Microsoft Windows File Manager CVE-2016-7212 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037241

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2016 09:57
Updated: 09/29/2022 19:47
Changes: 11/09/2016 09:57 (69), 04/07/2017 13:23 (12), 09/29/2022 19:40 (5), 09/29/2022 19:47 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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