Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-4032 (CCN-46854)

Assigned:2008-12-09
Published:2008-12-09
Updated:2018-10-12
Summary:Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Gold and SP1 and Microsoft Search Server 2008 do not properly perform authentication and authorization for administrative functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server load), obtain sensitive information, and "create scripts that would run in the context of the site" via requests to administrative URIs, aka "Access Control Vulnerability."
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-287
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-4032

Source: CCN
Type: HP Security Bulletin HPSBST02394 SSRT080183 rev.1
Storage Management Appliance (SMA), Microsoft Patch Applicability MS08-070 to MS08-077

Source: CCN
Type: SA33063
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
33063

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021367
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Access Control Flaw Lets Remote Users Gain Administrative Access

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2008-477
MS08-077 Vulnerability in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Could Cause Elevation of Privilege (957175)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-077
Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server Could Cause Elevation of Privilege (957175)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-039
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2028554)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-072
Vulnerabilities in SafeHTML Could Allow Information Disclosure (2412048)

Source: CCN
Type: BID-32638
Microsoft SharePoint Server Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1021367

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA08-344A

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2008-3389

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS08-077

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ms-sharepoint-privilege-escalation(46854)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5774

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x32:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:search_server:2008:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:search_server:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x32:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x32:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:search_server:2008::x32:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:search_server:2008::x64:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5774
    V
    Access Control Vulnerability
    2011-12-05
    BACK
    microsoft office sharepoint server 2007
    microsoft office sharepoint server 2007
    microsoft office sharepoint server 2007 sp1
    microsoft office sharepoint server 2007 sp1
    microsoft search server 2008
    microsoft search server 2008
    microsoft sharepoint server 2007 sp1
    microsoft sharepoint server 2007 sp1
    microsoft sharepoint server 2007 sp1
    microsoft sharepoint server 2007 sp1
    microsoft search server 2008
    microsoft search server 2008