BID:19927

Microsoft Indexing Service Query Validation Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Info

Microsoft Indexing Service Query Validation Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	19927
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2006-0032
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 12 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 02 2006 09:30PM
Credit:	Eiji James Yoshida is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Home Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1 Beta 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 Beta 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1 Beta 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Beta 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1 Beta 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1 Beta 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server + Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers + Avaya IP600 Media Servers + Avaya S3400 Message Application Server 0 + Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0 Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server HP Storage Management Appliance 2.1 + HP Storage Management Appliance III + HP Storage Management Appliance II + HP Storage Management Appliance I Cisco Element Managers 9.0 Cisco Element Managers 8.0 Cisco Element Managers 7.0 Cisco Centrex IP Client Manager 9.0 Cisco Centrex IP Client Manager 8.0 Cisco Centrex IP Client Manager 7.0

Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Indexing Service Query Validation Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Microsoft Indexing Service is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before it is rendered to other users.

An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code execute in the browser of an unsuspecting user, in the context of the victim's session. This could allow the attacker to perform actions on behalf of the victim, such as spoofing content or hijacking their session.

Microsoft Indexing Service is not installed or enabled by default. Even if installed, it is not accessible from Internet Information Services (IIS). This vulnerability affects only systems that have IIS and Indexing Service installed and that have the Indexing Service configured to be accessible from IIS through a web-based interface.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Indexing Service Query Validation Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URIs are available:

http://www.example.com/+ADw-SCRIPT+AD4-alert('XSS');+ADw-/SCRIPT+AD4-.htw?CiWebHitsFile=/iisstart.asp&CiRestriction=''
http://www.example.com/+ADw-SCRIPT+AD4-alert('XSS');+ADw-+AC8-SCRIPT+AD4-.ida

UTF-7("<") = +ADw-, +ADx-, +ADy-, +ADz-
UTF-7(">") = +AD4-, +AD5-, +AD6-, +AD7-
UTF-7("/") = +AC8-, +AC9-

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Indexing Service Query Validation Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Microsoft has released fixes to address this issue; please see the references for details.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1