Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-0817 - Data Processing Errors vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server

047910
CVSS 5.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
network
microsoft
CWE-19
nessus

Summary

A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft Exchange Server when Outlook Web Access (OWA) fails to properly handle web requests, aka 'Microsoft Exchange Spoofing Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0858.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • XML Nested Payloads
    Applications often need to transform data in and out of the XML format by using an XML parser. It may be possible for an attacker to inject data that may have an adverse effect on the XML parser when it is being processed. By nesting XML data and causing this data to be continuously self-referential, an attacker can cause the XML parser to consume more resources while processing, causing excessive memory consumption and CPU utilization. An attacker's goal is to leverage parser failure to his or her advantage. In most cases this type of an attack will result in a denial of service due to an application becoming unstable, freezing, or crash. However it may be possible to cause a crash resulting in arbitrary code execution, leading to a jump from the data plane to the control plane [R.230.1].
  • XML Oversized Payloads
    Applications often need to transform data in and out of the XML format by using an XML parser. It may be possible for an attacker to inject data that may have an adverse effect on the XML parser when it is being processed. By supplying oversized payloads in input vectors that will be processed by the XML parser, an attacker can cause the XML parser to consume more resources while processing, causing excessive memory consumption and CPU utilization, and potentially cause execution of arbitrary code. An attacker's goal is to leverage parser failure to his or her advantage. In many cases this type of an attack will result in a denial of service due to an application becoming unstable, freezing, or crash. However it is possible to cause a crash resulting in arbitrary code execution, leading to a jump from the data plane to the control plane [R.231.1].
  • XML Client-Side Attack
    Client applications such as web browsers that process HTML data often need to transform data in and out of the XML format by using an XML parser. It may be possible for an attacker to inject data that may have an adverse effect on the XML parser when it is being processed. These adverse effects may include the parser crashing, consuming too much of a resource, executing too slowly, executing code supplied by an attacker, allowing usage of unintended system functionality, etc. An attacker's goal is to leverage parser failure to his or her advantage. In some cases it may be possible to jump from the data plane to the control plane via bad data being passed to an XML parser. [R.484.1]
  • XML Parser Attack
    Applications often need to transform data in and out of the XML format by using an XML parser. It may be possible for an attacker to inject data that may have an adverse effect on the XML parser when it is being processed. These adverse effects may include the parser crashing, consuming too much of a resource, executing too slowly, executing code supplied by an attacker, allowing usage of unintended system functionality, etc. An attacker's goal is to leverage parser failure to his or her advantage. In some cases it may be possible to jump from the data plane to the control plane via bad data being passed to an XML parser. [R.99.1]

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS19_APR_EXCHANGE.NASL
descriptionThe Microsoft Exchange Server installed on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft Exchange Server when Outlook Web Access (OWA) fails to properly handle web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could perform script or content injection attacks, and attempt to trick the user into disclosing sensitive information. An attacker could also redirect the user to a malicious website that could spoof content or the vulnerability could be used as a pivot to chain an attack with other vulnerabilities in web services. (CVE-2019-0817, CVE-2019-0858)
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id123975
published2019-04-10
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/123975
titleSecurity Updates for Exchange (April 2019)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from the Microsoft Security Updates API. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
#
include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(123975);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/30 13:24:47");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2019-0817",
    "CVE-2019-0858"
  );
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4491413");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4487563");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS19-4491413");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS19-4487563");

  script_name(english:"Security Updates for Exchange (April 2019)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for Microsoft security updates.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Microsoft Exchange Server installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Microsoft Exchange Server installed on the remote host
is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by
multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft Exchange
    Server when Outlook Web Access (OWA) fails to properly
    handle web requests. An attacker who successfully
    exploited the vulnerability could perform script or
    content injection attacks, and attempt to trick the user
    into disclosing sensitive information. An attacker could
    also redirect the user to a malicious website that could
    spoof content or the vulnerability could be used as a
    pivot to chain an attack with other vulnerabilities in
    web services.  (CVE-2019-0817, CVE-2019-0858)");
  # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4491413/update-rollup-27-for-exchange-server-2010-service-pack-3
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?91648e9b");
  # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4487563/description-of-the-security-update-for-microsoft-exchange-server
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?582a33f9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:  
  -KB4491413
  -KB4487563");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-0817");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/04/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/04/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/04/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_server");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl", "microsoft_exchange_installed.nbin");
  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("misc_func.inc");
include("install_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible');

bulletin = 'MS19-04';
kbs = make_list(
  "4487563", # Exchange Server 2013 / 2016 / 2019
  "4491413"  # Exchange Server 2010
);

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

install = get_single_install(app_name:"Microsoft Exchange");

path = install["path"];
version = install["version"];
release = install["RELEASE"];

if (
  release != 140 &&
  release != 150 &&
  release != 151 &&
  release != 152
)  audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, 'Exchange', version);

if (!empty_or_null(install["SP"]))
  sp = install["SP"];
if (!empty_or_null(install["CU"]))
  cu = install["CU"];

if (release == 140 && sp != 3)
  audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, 'Exchange', version);

if (release == 140) # Exchange Server 2010
{
  if (sp == 3)
  {
    fixedver = "14.3.452.0";
    kb = '4491413';
  }
}
else if (release == 150) # Exchange Server 2013
{
  if (cu == 22)
  {
    fixedver = "15.0.1473.3";
    kb = '4487563';
  }
}
else if (release == 151) # Exchange Server 2016
{
  if (cu == 11)
  {
    fixedver = "15.1.1591.16";
    kb = '4487563';
  }
  else if (cu == 12)
  {
    fixedver = "15.1.1713.6";
    kb = '4487563';
  }
}
else if (release == 152) # Exchange Server 2019
{
  if (cu < 1)
  {
    fixedver = "15.2.221.16";
    kb = '4487563';
  }
  else if (cu == 1)
  {
    fixedver = "15.2.330.7";
    kb = '4487563';
  }
}

if (fixedver && hotfix_is_vulnerable(path:hotfix_append_path(path:path, value:"Bin"), file:"ExSetup.exe", version:fixedver, bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb))
{
  port = kb_smb_transport();
  replace_kb_item(name:'SMB/Missing/' + bulletin, value:TRUE);
  replace_kb_item(name:'www/' + port + '/XSS', value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_warning();
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}