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Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 WCF/WIF SAML Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (KB4475527)

🗓️ 10 Jul 2019 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 WCF/WIF SAML Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (KB4475527). An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1, allowing signing of SAML tokens with arbitrary symmetric keys. Successful exploitation will allow an attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism and gain unauthorized access

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_server";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.815503");
  script_version("2025-08-05T05:45:17+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-1006");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-05 05:45:17 +0000 (Tue, 05 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-08-24 17:37:00 +0000 (Mon, 24 Aug 2020)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2019-07-10 12:54:55 +0530 (Wed, 10 Jul 2019)");
  script_name("Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 WCF/WIF SAML Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (KB4475527)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security
  update according to Microsoft KB4475527");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"An authentication bypass vulnerability exists
  in Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Identity Foundation (WIF),
  allowing signing of SAML tokens with arbitrary symmetric keys.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an attacker
  to bypass the authentication mechanism and gain unauthorized access. This may
  lead to further attacks.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the
  references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4475527");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108978");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("gb_microsoft_sharepoint_smb_login_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("microsoft/sharepoint/server/smb-login/detected");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

if(isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE, service:"smb-login")))
  exit(0);

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

shareVer = infos["version"];
if(shareVer !~ "^15\."){
  exit(0);
}

path = infos["location"];
if(!path || "Could not find the install location" >< path){
  exit(0);
}

if(!os_arch = get_kb_item("SMB/Windows/Arch")){
  exit(0);
}

if("x86" >< os_arch){
  key_list = make_list("SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion");
}
else if("x64" >< os_arch){
  key_list =  make_list("SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion",
                        "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion");
}

foreach key(key_list)
{
  path = registry_get_sz(key:key, item:"CommonFilesDir");
  if(path)
  {
    path = path + "\microsoft shared\Web Server Extensions\15\BIN";
    dllVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:path, file_name:"Onetutil.dll");
    if(dllVer=~ "^15\." && version_is_less(version:dllVer, test_version:"15.0.5153.0999"))
    {
      report = report_fixed_ver(file_checked:path + "\Onetutil.dll",
                                file_version:dllVer, vulnerable_range:"15.0 - 15.0.5153.0999");
      security_message(port:port, data:report);
      exit(0);
    }
  }
}
exit(99);

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