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[Full-disclosure] Skype Account Service - Reset (Session) Password/Username Vulnerability

Title:
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Skype Account Service - Reset (Session) Vulnerability


Date:
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2012-11-16


References:
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=720

MSRC ID: 13050[bc]

News:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Skype-0Day-Vulnerability-Allowed-Hackers-to-Change-the-Password-of-Any-Account-Video-307672.shtml
http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/323271,skype-account-hijack-hole-patched.aspx



VL-ID:
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720


Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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9.5


Introduction:
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Skype is a proprietary voice-over-Internet Protocol service and software 
application originally created in 2003 by Swedish entrepreneur 
Niklas Zennström and his Danish partner Janus Friis. It has been owned by 
Microsoft since 2011. The service allows users to communicate 
with peers by voice, video, and instant messaging over the Internet. Phone 
calls may be placed to recipients on the traditional telephone 
networks. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free of charge, 
while calls to landline telephones and mobile phones are charged 
via a debit-based user account system. Skype has also become popular for its 
additional features, including file transfer, and videoconferencing. 
Competitors include SIP and H.323-based services, such as Linphone, as well as 
the Google Talk service, Mumble and Hall.com.

Skype has 663 million registered users as of September 2011. The network is 
operated by Microsoft, which has its Skype division headquarters 
in Luxembourg. Most of the development team and 44% of the overall employees of 
the division are situated in Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia.

Unlike most other VoIP services, Skype is a hybrid peer-to-peer and 
client–server system. It makes use of background processing on computers 
running Skype software. Skype`s original proposed name (Sky Peer-to-Peer) 
reflects this fact. Some network administrators have banned Skype 
on corporate, government, home, and education networks, citing reasons such as 
inappropriate usage of resources, excessive bandwidth usage, 
and security concerns.

(Copy of the Vendor Homepage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype)


Abstract:
=========
The Vulnerability Laboratory Research Team discovered a critical session 
vulnerability in Microsofts Skype Account Service Application.


Report-Timeline:
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2012-10-01:     Researcher Notification & Coordination (VL - Benjamin Kunz 
Mejri)
2012-10-11:     Vendor Notification (Skype Security)
2012-10-11:     Vendor Notification (MSRC)
2012-10-23:     Vendor Response/Feedback (MSRC)
2012-11-12:     Vendor Fix/Patch *Hotfix (Skype)
2012-11-16:     Public Disclosure (Vulnerability Laboratory)


Status:
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Published


Affected Products:
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Microsoft
Product: Skype Application & Software Account Service 2012 Q3


Exploitation-Technique:
=======================
Remote


Severity:
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Critical


Details:
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A critical Password Reset (session) vulnerability is detected in Microsofts 
Skype WebServer Auth System Application.
The vulnerability allows remote attackers without privileged application 
account to exchange and reset any skype account.

The critical application vulnerability is located in the recovery account 
function of the skype account service application. 
In the recovery function is an auth request bound to the account session using 
the json form with jquery and the value of the intercape. 
The request itself is not sanitized. The value only check if exist and if empty 
but not validate the context again. The attacker can 
bypass the token protection via live session tamper to reset any account by 
exchanging the values local to his own. Exploitation 
requires `processing to request` via jquery implement JSon form request. Since 
yet it is only manually possible to exploit the remote 
vulnerability by using a session tamper tools like tamper data. A remote 
attacker can, for example bypass the token protection with 
values like “*/+[New Account Details] or [New Account Details]+/*“ to reset 
random skype application accounts or infiltrate specific 
choosen account by changing usernames or passwords.

Successful exploitation of the critical remote vulnerability result in skype 
account compromise, skype account infiltration, 
mail information disclosure or lead to skype user account manipulation.


Vulnerable Service(s):
                                [+] Microsoft - Skype Service - 
https://login.skype.com/

Vulnerable Section(s):
                                [+] Account Application Service - 
https://login.skype.com/account

Vulnerable Module(s):
                                [+] Recovery Function - 
https://login.skype.com/account/password-automation

Vulnerable Module(s):
                                [+] JSon & jquery


Proof of Concept:
=================
The vulnerability can be exploited by remote attacker without required user 
inter action. 
For demonstration or reproduce ...

Required for Exploitation:
                                [+] Tamper Data or other live tamper software
                                [+] Web Browser like mozilla firefox, ie9 or 
chrome
                                [+] A random registered skype user account to 
get a not expired session

Exploitation Techique(s):
                                [+] Bypass the Skype Recovery Page (request 
tamper) to New Pass or Reset
                                [+] Bypass token protection via not empty value 
with positiv value(s) to match
                                [+] Hold the request via tamper include own 
values to setup the new password

Next Step(s):
                                [+] Decode captcha & send automatique value(s) 
-> Account Service (Remote Exploit)

Reference(s):
                                [+] 
https://login.skype.com/account/password-automation

Video(PoC Demo):
                                [+] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPTEaJftNw0


Solution:
=========
2012-11-12:     Vendor Fix/Patch (Skype)


Risk:
=====
The security risk of the remote password and username reset (session) 
vulnerability is estimated as critical.


Credits:
========
Vulnerability Laboratory [Research Team] - Benjamin Kunz Mejri 
(bkm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Vulnerability Laboratory [Research Team] - Chokri Ben Achour 
(meister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)


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