About this tag
The viewstate tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about ASP.NET view state security, particularly in the context of SharePoint and IIS deployments. Recurring themes include deserialization vulnerabilities leading to remote code execution (RCE), such as those associated with CVE-2025-53770 and related advisories. Topics also include protection of machineKey material, encryption of view state data, and mitigation strategies like UrlScan rules and custom error mapping. The content focuses on enterprise IT security, patch management, and operational guidance for Windows Server and SharePoint environments. Users will find technical analysis of exploits, patch verification challenges, and practical steps to secure view state against tampering and information disclosure.
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    Urgent: Patch SharePoint On-Prem RCE via Deserialization Chain (CVE-2025-53770)

    Microsoft’s SharePoint on-premises ecosystem is once again at the center of a high-risk security incident: an untrusted-deserialization remote code execution (RCE) class of weaknesses is being actively exploited against internet-facing SharePoint Server deployments, and an exact CVE identifier...
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    • amsi asp.net cisa cve-2025-53770 deserialization edr iis machinekey msrc on-premises patch management ransomware rce sharepoint threat hunting viewstate waf webshell
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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    Microsoft IIS and Windows Server 2025: A Comprehensive Guide to Security and Operations

    Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) and its relationship with Windows Server have once again become a focus. Recent reports from Hong Kong and international media, along with practical feedback from community forums, show that as Microsoft continues to release security patches and...
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    • asp.net ci/cd edr host header iis key vault machinekey patch viewstate waf windows server 2025 wsus 安全修補 最小權限原則 漏洞管理 遷移計畫 遺留工具淘汰 金鑰管理 風險評估
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    SharePoint 2025 Vulnerabilities: Deserialization to RCE & Patch Guidance

    The identifier CVE-2025-49712 does not appear in any public, authoritative advisory or vulnerability database at this time; the single URL you supplied resolves to Microsoft’s update guide infrastructure but returns no accessible content without JavaScript, and independent searches for...
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    • amsi cve-2025-49704 cve-2025-49706 cve-2025-53770 cve-2025-53771 defender deserialization incident response iocs machinekey microsoftsecurityguidance network security on-premises patch management remote code execution sharepoint sharepoint security threat intelligence viewstate webshell
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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    Microsoft Security Advisory (2416728): Vulnerability in ASP.NET Could Allow Information Disclosure -

    Revision Note: V1.2 (September 24, 2010): Added an entry to the FAQ to announce a revision to the workaround, "Enable a UrlScan or Request Filtering rule, enable ASP.NET custom errors, and map all error codes to the same error page." Customers who have already applied the workaround should...
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    • active attacks advisory asp.net customerrors encryption errorpage faq information information disclosure microsoft request filtering security security breach server issues tampering urlscan viewstate vulnerability web.config workaround
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    • Forum: Security Alerts