PT-2014-1013 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2014-05-14 · Updated 2025-04-07 · CVE-2014-1812

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to the patchday that contains the fix for the vulnerability

Description The Group Policy implementation in Microsoft Windows does not properly handle distribution of passwords, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive credential information and consequently gain privileges by leveraging access to the SYSVOL share. This issue has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability is related to the distribution of passwords created based on Group Policy Preferences and exists in Active Directory.

Recommendations For all affected versions, consider restricting access to the SYSVOL share to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the use of Group Policy Preferences that involve password distribution until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

LPE

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-255

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

BDU:2014-00059

CVE-2014-1812

Affected Products

Windows

References · 13

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/smb/smb_enum_gpp.rb · Exploit
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1812 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-025 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2014-00059 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1812 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/ru-ru/security/bulletin/ms14-025 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/104980 · Telegram Post
• https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv · Note
• https://t.me/aptreports/16278 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/110687 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/aptreports/16606 · Telegram Post
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/05/13/ms14-025-an-update-for-group-policy-preferences.aspx · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/118103 · Telegram Post