7.8 - CVE-2015-0016

Executive Summary

This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.

Informations
Name	CVE-2015-0016	First vendor Publication	2015-01-13
Vendor	Cve	Last vendor Modification	2025-02-10

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Overall CVSS Score	7.8
Base Score	7.8	Environmental Score	7.8
impact SubScore	5.9	Temporal Score	7.8
Exploitabality Sub Score	1.8

Attack Vector	Local	Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None	User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact	High
Integrity Impact	High	Availability Impact	High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score	9.3	Attack Range	Network
Cvss Impact Score	10	Attack Complexity	Medium
Cvss Expoit Score	8.6	Authentication	None Required
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Detail

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy (aka TSWbPrxy) component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted pathname in an executable file, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Directory Traversal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0016

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

%	Id	Name
100 %	CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE/SANS Top 25)

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28717

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28717
Title:	Directory Traversal elevation of privilege vulnerability - CVE-2015-0016 (MS15-004)
Description:	Directory traversal vulnerability in the TS WebProxy (aka TSWbPrxy) component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted pathname in an executable file, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Directory Traversal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Family:	windows	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2015-0016	Version:	3
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Vista	Product(s):	Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Connection 8.0 Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Connection 8.1
Definition Synopsis:
Vista / Remote Desktop 7.0 / vulnerable file version Vista / 2K8 Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) is installed AND Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition is installed AND Check for vulnerable version Remote Desktop 7.0 and Check for LDR Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is less than 6.1.7600.17715 AND Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is greater than or equal to 6.1.7600.00000 OR Check for LDR Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is greater than or equal to 6.1.7600.21000 AND Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is less than 6.1.7600.21909 OR Win 7 / R2 + vulnerable file version Win 7 / R2 Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit) is installed AND Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Edition is installed AND Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition is installed AND Check for vulnerable version Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is less than 6.1.7601.18699 OR Check for LDR Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is greater than or equal to 6.1.7601.22000 AND Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is less than 6.1.7601.22907 OR Remote Desktop 8.0 and vulnerable version Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is less than 6.2.9200.17212 AND Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is greater than or equal to 6.2.9200.00000 OR Remote Desktop 8.0 and Check for LDR Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is greater than or equal to 6.2.9200.21000 AND Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is less than 6.2.9200.21329 OR Remote Desktop 8.1 and vulnerable version Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is less than 6.3.9600.17553 AND Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is greater than or equal to 6.3.9600.00000 OR 2008 R2 IA64 + vulnerable file version Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium-Based Edition is installed AND Check for vulnerable version Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is less than 6.1.7601.18699 OR Check for LDR Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is greater than or equal to 6.1.7601.22000 AND Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is less than 6.1.7601.22907 OR Win 8/2k12 and vulnerable file version Win 8 / 2k12 Microsoft Windows 8 (x86) is installed AND Microsoft Windows 8 (x64) is installed AND Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) is installed AND Check for vulnerable version Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is less than 6.2.9200.17213 OR Check for LDR Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is greater than or equal to 6.2.9200.21000 AND Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is less than 6.2.9200.21329 OR Win 8.1 / 2K12 R2and vulnerable file version Win 8.1 / 2k12 R2 Microsoft Windows 8.1 (x86) is installed AND Microsoft Windows 8.1 (x64) is installed AND Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 is installed AND Check if the version of Tswbprxy.exe is less than 6.3.9600.17555

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Os	Microsoft Windows 7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::	1
Os	Microsoft Windows 8 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:::::::*	1
Os	Microsoft Windows 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:::::::*	1
Os	Microsoft Windows Rt cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:gold::::::	1
Os	Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:::::::*	1
Os	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::	1
Os	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2::::::x64: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:gold::::::	2
Os	Microsoft Windows Vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2::::::	1

Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)

Date	Description
2015-01-15	IAVM : 2015-A-0010 - Microsoft Windows Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS15-004) Severity : Category II - VMSKEY : V0058203

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date	Description
2018-09-11	CTSWebProxy ActiveX privilege escalation attempt RuleID : 47462 - Revision : 2 - Type : BROWSER-PLUGINS
2018-09-11	CTSWebProxy ActiveX privilege escalation attempt RuleID : 47461 - Revision : 2 - Type : BROWSER-PLUGINS
2015-02-13	CTSWebProxy ActiveX privilege escalation attempt RuleID : 33052 - Revision : 2 - Type : BROWSER-PLUGINS
2015-02-13	CTSWebProxy ActiveX privilege escalation attempt RuleID : 33051 - Revision : 2 - Type : BROWSER-PLUGINS

Metasploit Database

id	Description
2015-01-13	MS15-004 Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Web Proxy IE Sandbox Escape

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
2015-01-13	Name : The remote Windows host is affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability. File : smb_nt_ms15-004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cve-2015-0016-esca...
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130201/MS15-004-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop...
http://secunia.com/advisories/62076
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35983
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71965
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031524
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15...
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99515
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99516

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Alert History

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Date	Informations
2025-02-11 17:21:32	Multiple Updates
2024-12-20 09:20:53	Multiple Updates
2024-11-28 12:44:28	Multiple Updates
2024-07-02 17:27:51	Multiple Updates
2021-05-04 12:36:01	Multiple Updates
2021-04-22 01:43:43	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 13:17:06	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 00:43:19	Multiple Updates
2018-10-13 05:18:50	Multiple Updates
2017-09-08 09:23:16	Multiple Updates
2017-01-03 09:23:03	Multiple Updates
2015-10-31 00:22:28	Multiple Updates
2015-10-18 17:23:06	Multiple Updates
2015-02-13 21:23:58	Multiple Updates
2015-02-11 09:23:32	Multiple Updates
2015-02-06 09:23:14	Multiple Updates
2015-02-02 09:23:02	Multiple Updates
2015-01-15 00:21:42	Multiple Updates
2015-01-14 13:23:32	Multiple Updates
2015-01-14 05:26:37	First insertion

Global Informations

Type	Count
CWE ID(s)	1
Oval ID(s)	1
CPE ID(s)	9
Sources(s)	9
Metasploit Exploit(s)	1
IAVM(s)	1
Snort® Rule(s)	4
Nessus® Exploit(s)	1

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