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
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.479 (98.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.479 · newest: 0.479 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server — versions 2007
- Microsoft Search Server — versions 2008
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3389 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5774 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/33063 (third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-077 (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.