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Title:      WebDAV Service Provider Can Allow Scripts to Levy
            Requests as User
Date:       18 April 2001
Software:   Microsoft Data Access Component Internet Publishing
            Provider
Impact:     Web-based script could levy WebDAV requests on the user's
            behalf.
Bulletin:   MS01-022

Microsoft encourages customers to review the Security Bulletin at: 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-022.asp.
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Issue:
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The Microsoft Data Access Component Internet Publishing Provider 
provides access to WebDAV resources over the Internet. By design, it 
should differentiate between requests made by a user and those made
by 
a script running in the user's browser. However, because of an 
implementation flaw, it handles all requests in the security context
of 
the user. As a result, if a user browsed to a web page or opened an 
HTML e-mail that contained script, that script could access web-based
resources as the user.

The specific actions an attacker could take via this vulnerability 
would depend on the Web-based resources available to the user, and
the 
user's privileges on them. However, it is likely that at a minimum,
the 
attacker could browse the user's intranet, and potentially access
web-based e-mail as well. 

Mitigating Factors:
====================
 - The attacker would need to possess significant inside information
in
   order to carry out a successful attack, such as server names,
folder
   structures, and other user- and network-specific information. This
   vulnerability would therefore be most likely used as part of an
   insider attack.
 - The vulnerability could not be exploited against stand-alone
   machines.
 - The vulnerability could not be exploited if Active Scripting was
   disabled in the Security Zone the script opened in.

Patch Availability:
===================
 - A patch is available to fix this vulnerability. Please read the 
   Security Bulletin
   http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms01-022.asp
   for information on obtaining this patch.

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