Check Point Advisories

Microsoft SharePoint Active Scripting Elevation of Privilege (MS14-073; CVE-2014-4116)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1890
Date Published:	11 Nov 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 11 November, 2014
Source:	Microsoft MS14-073
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-4116
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010
Vulnerability Description	An elevation of privilege vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft SharePoint. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Microsoft SharePoint Server sanitizes page content in SharePoint lists. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted web page.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS14-073

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, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft SharePoint Active Scripting Elevation of Privilege (MS14-073) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft SharePoint Active Scripting Elevation of Privilege (MS14-073)