SB2017111424 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Project Server
Published: November 14, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017111424
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11876)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform CSRF attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of user sessions by Microsoft Project Server. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link typically by way of an enticement in an email or Instant Messenger message and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.