Security Updates for Microsoft Skype for Business (December 2019)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 132020

Synopsis

The Microsoft Skype for Business installation on the remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Skype for Business installation on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a spoofing vulnerability because the Skype for Business Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted request. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to an affected server. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can then perform cross-site scripting attacks on affected systems and run scripts in the security context of the current user. For the vulnerability to be exploited, a user must click a specially crafted URL that takes the user to a targeted Skype for Business site.

Solution

Microsoft has released KB4534761 to address this issue.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f618bbd7

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 132020

File Name: smb_nt_ms19_dec_skype.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 12/12/2019

Updated: 12/16/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1490

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:skype_for_business

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-1490

IAVA: 2019-A-0457

MSFT: MS19-4534761

MSKB: 4534761