Check Point Advisories

Microsoft SharePoint Web Analytics Cross-Site Scripting (MS13-024; CVE-2013-0083)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1329
Date Published:	12 Mar 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 09 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2013-0083
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 1
Vulnerability Description	An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint Server. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially issue SharePoint commands in the context of an administrative user on the site. The vulnerability is caused when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly handle malicious JavaScript elements contained within a specially crafted site content, allowing the script to be displayed back to the user's browser. For this vulnerability to be exploited, a user must visit a specially crafted page usually only available to SharePoint administrators.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS13-024

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft SharePoint Web Analytics Cross-Site Scripting (MS13-024) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft SharePoint Web Analytics Cross-Site Scripting (MS13-024)