Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) Web authoring file execution
| mcms-authoring-file-execution (9784) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
A vulnerability in the Web authoring function in Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 could allow a remote attacker to upload and execute malicious programs on the server. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted Web authoring command to the server to bypass the authentication mechanism and change the location of the temporary folder that an uploaded file is stored in. This could an attacker to upload a malicious file and execute it on the server with the same privileges as the Web Application Manager account, which is an unprivileged user account.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Content Management Server 2001
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-002. See References.
Note: Microsoft originally provided a patch for this vulnerability in MS02-041, but it was superseded by the patch released with MS03-002. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin M-107, Microsoft Unchecked Buffer in Content Management Server at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-107.shtml.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-041, Unchecked Buffer in Content Management Server Could Enable Server Compromise (Q326075) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms02-041.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-002, Cumulative Patch for Microsoft Content Management Server (810487) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-002.mspx.
- BID-5419: Multiple Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 Vulnerabilities
- BID-5421: Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 Arbitrary Upload Location Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0718: Web authoring command in Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2001 allows attackers to authenticate and upload executable content, by modifying the upload location, aka Program Execution via MCMS Authoring Function.
Reported:
Aug 07, 2002
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