Detections
Analytics
Microsoft SharePoint Service Help.aspx 'tid' Parameter DoS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 47579
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Synopsis
An application running on the remote web server has a denial of service vulnerability.Description
The version of Microsoft SharePoint Services running on the remote host has a denial of service vulnerability. Sending invalid data to the 'tid' parameter of 'help.aspx' can cause the application to hang.A remote attacker could exploit this by sending malicious requests, causing SharePoint to hang temporarily, resulting in a denial of service. Repeatedly sending malicious requests can cause SharePoint's application pool to stop, which would require a manual restart of the application pool.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for SharePoint Services.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 47579
File Name: sharepoint_help_dos.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 7/1/2010
Updated: 1/19/2021
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-1264
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, www/ASP, www/sharepoint
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-1264
BID: 40559