CVE-2017-8613
Azure AD Connect Password writeback, if misconfigured during enablement, allows an attacker to reset passwords and gain unauthorized access to arbitrary on-premises AD privileged user accounts aka "Azure AD Connect Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Azure AD Connect Password writeback, if misconfigured during enablement, allows an attacker to reset passwords and gain unauthorized access to arbitrary on-premises AD privileged user accounts aka "Azure AD Connect Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.62% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-640
- Affected
- microsoft/azure active directory connect
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99294Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/4033453Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99294Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/4033453Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.