Auth bypass in Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server
CVE-2008-4032
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."
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.479 (98.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Office_sharepoint_server — versions 2007
- Microsoft Search_server — versions 2008
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-4032?
- CVE-2008-4032 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server, classified under Improper Authentication. Published 2008-12-10.
- Is CVE-2008-4032 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.