CVE-2014-1812 in microsoft windows 7
LogPulse has a published detection rule for this CVE: it raises a notable when someone tries to exploit it.
What the vulnerability is
The Group Policy implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 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, as exploited in the wild in May 2014, aka "Group Policy Preferences Password Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected software: microsoft windows 7, microsoft windows 8, microsoft windows 8.1, microsoft windows server 2008, microsoft windows server 2012, microsoft windows vista
Scores
- CVSS: 8.8 (high)
- EPSS: 65.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
- CISA KEV: Known exploited, listed 2021-11-03, used in ransomware
- Published: 2014-05-14
What LogPulse has for it
- Detection rule: Yes, published
- Agent check (vulnerable version): No
- Mitigation: No
Source data: NIST NVD, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. LogPulse processes new CVEs every hour.
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