Vulnerabilities > CVE-2013-3154 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Defender and Windows Server 2008

047910
CVSS 6.9 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
microsoft
CWE-264
nessus

Summary

The signature-update functionality in Windows Defender on Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 relies on an incorrect pathname, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% top-level directory, aka "Microsoft Windows 7 Defender Improper Pathname Vulnerability."

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Microsoft
1
OS
Microsoft
2

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Accessing, Modifying or Executing Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an attacker to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an attacker to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.
  • Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files, when the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high. The attack can be directed at a client system, such as causing buffer overrun through loading seemingly benign image files, as in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028 where specially crafted JPEG files could cause a buffer overrun once loaded into the browser. Another example targets clients reading pdf files. In this case the attacker simply appends javascript to the end of a legitimate url for a pdf (http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/danger-danger-danger/) http://path/to/pdf/file.pdf#whatever_name_you_want=javascript:your_code_here The client assumes that they are reading a pdf, but the attacker has modified the resource and loaded executable javascript into the client's browser process. The attack can also target server processes. The attacker edits the resource or configuration file, for example a web.xml file used to configure security permissions for a J2EE app server, adding role name "public" grants all users with the public role the ability to use the administration functionality. The server trusts its configuration file to be correct, but when they are manipulated, the attacker gains full control.
  • Blue Boxing
    This type of attack against older telephone switches and trunks has been around for decades. A tone is sent by an adversary to impersonate a supervisor signal which has the effect of rerouting or usurping command of the line. While the US infrastructure proper may not contain widespread vulnerabilities to this type of attack, many companies are connected globally through call centers and business process outsourcing. These international systems may be operated in countries which have not upgraded Telco infrastructure and so are vulnerable to Blue boxing. Blue boxing is a result of failure on the part of the system to enforce strong authorization for administrative functions. While the infrastructure is different than standard current applications like web applications, there are historical lessons to be learned to upgrade the access control for administrative functions.
  • Restful Privilege Elevation
    Rest uses standard HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permissions methods, but these are not necessarily correlated generally with back end programs. Strict interpretation of HTTP get methods means that these HTTP Get services should not be used to delete information on the server, but there is no access control mechanism to back up this logic. This means that unless the services are properly ACL'd and the application's service implementation are following these guidelines then an HTTP request can easily execute a delete or update on the server side. The attacker identifies a HTTP Get URL such as http://victimsite/updateOrder, which calls out to a program to update orders on a database or other resource. The URL is not idempotent so the request can be submitted multiple times by the attacker, additionally, the attacker may be able to exploit the URL published as a Get method that actually performs updates (instead of merely retrieving data). This may result in malicious or inadvertent altering of data on the server.
  • Target Programs with Elevated Privileges
    This attack targets programs running with elevated privileges. The attacker would try to leverage a bug in the running program and get arbitrary code to execute with elevated privileges. For instance an attacker would look for programs that write to the system directories or registry keys (such as HKLM, which stores a number of critical Windows environment variables). These programs are typically running with elevated privileges and have usually not been designed with security in mind. Such programs are excellent exploit targets because they yield lots of power when they break. The malicious user try to execute its code at the same level as a privileged system call.

Msbulletin

bulletin_idMS13-058
bulletin_url
date2013-07-09T00:00:00
impactElevation of Privilege
knowledgebase_id2847927
knowledgebase_url
severityImportant
titleVulnerability in Windows Defender Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS13-058.NASL
descriptionThe remote host has a version of Windows Defender installed that is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker with valid login credentials who successfully exploits this vulnerability can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id67215
published2013-07-10
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67215
titleMS13-058: Vulnerability in Windows Defender Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2847927)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(67215);
  script_version("1.10");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:31");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-3154");
  script_bugtraq_id(60981);
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS13-058");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"2847927");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2013-A-0137");

  script_name(english:"MS13-058: Vulnerability in Windows Defender Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2847927)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of mpclient.dll");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description",
    value:
"The remote host has a version of Windows Defender installed that is
affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.  An attacker with
valid login credentials who successfully exploits this vulnerability
can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2013/ms13-058");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released a patch for Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/07/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/07/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/07/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_defender");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
  script_require_ports(139, 445, 'Host/patch_management_checks');

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("smb_reg_query.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible');

bulletin = 'MS13-058';
kb = '2847927';

kbs = make_list(kb);
if (get_kb_item('Host/patch_management_checks')) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/WindowsVersion', exit_code:1);

# Windows 7 SP 1, 2008 R2 SP1
if (hotfix_check_sp_range(win7:'1') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

path = hotfix_get_programfilesdir() + "\Windows Defender";

share = hotfix_path2share(path:path);
if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);

registry_init();
hklm = registry_hive_connect(hive:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
dll_path = get_registry_value(handle:hklm, item:"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend\Parameters\ServiceDll");
RegCloseKey(handle:hklm);
close_registry();

if (isnull(dll_path)) audit(AUDIT_NOT_INST, "Windows Defender");

if (
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1", file:"Mpclient.dll", version:"6.1.7600.17316", min_version:"6.1.7600.16000", path:path, bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1", file:"Mpclient.dll", version:"6.1.7600.21531", min_version:"6.1.7600.20000", path:path, bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1", file:"Mpclient.dll", version:"6.1.7601.18170", min_version:"6.1.7601.17000", path:path, bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1", file:"Mpclient.dll", version:"6.1.7601.22341", min_version:"6.1.7601.21000", path:path, bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb)
)
{
  set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/"+bulletin, value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_warning();
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

Oval

accepted2015-08-17T04:00:08.715-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameSecPod Team
    organizationSecPod Technologies
  • nameMaria Mikhno
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameMaria Mikhno
    organizationALTX-SOFT
  • nameMaria Mikhno
    organizationALTX-SOFT
definition_extensions
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Defender is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:14263
  • commentMicrosoft Windows 7 (32-bit) is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6165
  • commentMicrosoft Windows 7 x64 Edition is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5950
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6438
  • commentMicrosoft Windows 7 (32-bit) is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6165
  • commentMicrosoft Windows 7 x64 Edition is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5950
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6438
descriptionThe signature-update functionality in Windows Defender on Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 relies on an incorrect pathname, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% top-level directory, aka "Microsoft Windows 7 Defender Improper Pathname Vulnerability."
familywindows
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:17253
statusaccepted
submitted2013-07-11T12:46:22
titleMicrosoft Windows Defender Improper Pathname Vulnerability - MS13-058
version31

Seebug

bulletinFamilyexploit
descriptionBUGTRAQ ID: 60981 CVE(CAN) ID: CVE-2013-3154 Windows Defender内置于Windows 8 和Windows RT 中,可以帮助实时保护电脑不受病毒、间谍软件和其它恶意软件的侵害。 Microsoft Windows 7 Defender在处理不正确的路径名称时存在安全漏洞,成功利用此漏洞的攻击者可以在 LocalSystem 帐户的安全上下文中执行任意代码并完全控制系统。攻击者可随后安装程序;查看、更改或删除数据;或者创建拥有完全用户权限的新帐户。攻击者必须拥有有效的登录凭据才能利用此漏洞。匿名用户无法利用此漏洞。 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows 7 厂商补丁: Microsoft --------- Microsoft已经为此发布了一个安全公告(MS13-058)以及相应补丁: MS13-058:Vulnerability in Windows Defender Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2847927) 链接:http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS13-058
idSSV:60891
last seen2017-11-19
modified2013-07-10
published2013-07-10
reporterRoot
titleMicrosoft Windows Defender本地权限提升漏洞(CVE-2013-3154)(MS13-058)