July Security Release: Patches available for Azure DevOps Server and Team Foundation Server

Erin Dormier

For the July security release, we are releasing fixes for vulnerabilities that impact Azure DevOps Server 2019, TFS 2018, TFS 2017, TFS 2015, TFS 2013, TFS 2012, and TFS 2010. Thanks to everyone who has been participating in our Azure DevOps Bounty Program.

CVE-2019-1072: remote code execution vulnerability in work item tracking

CVE-2019-1076: cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pull Requests

Functional bug fix: Email notifications may have incorrect dates

Azure DevOps Server 2019.0.1 Patch 1

If you have Azure DevOps Server 2019, you should first update to Azure DevOps Server 2019.0.1. Once on 2019.0.1, install Azure DevOps Server 2019.0.1 Patch 1.

Verifying Installation

To verify if you have this update installed, you can check the version of the following file: [INSTALL_DIR]\Application Tier\Web Services\bin\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Server.dll. Azure DevOps Server 2019 is installed to c:\Program Files\Azure DevOps Server 2019 by default.

After installing Azure DevOps Server 2019.0.1 Patch 1, the version will be 17.143.29019.5.

TFS 2018 Update 3.2 Patch 5

If you have TFS 2018 Update 2 or Update 3, you should first update to TFS 2018 Update 3.2. Once on Update 3.2, install TFS 2018 Update 3.2 Patch 5.

Verifying Installation

To verify if you have this update installed, you can check the version of the following file: [TFS_INSTALL_DIR]\Application Tier\Web Services\bin\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Web.dll. TFS 2018 is installed to c:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2018 by default.

After installing TFS 2018 Update 3.2 Patch 5, the version will be 16.131.29019.4.

TFS 2018 Update 1.2 Patch 5

If you have TFS 2018 RTW or Update 1, you should first update to TFS 2018 Update 1.2. Once on Update 1.2, install TFS 2018 Update 1.2 Patch 5.

Verifying Installation

To verify if you have this update installed, you can check the version of the following file: [TFS_INSTALL_DIR]\Application Tier\Web Services\bin\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Server.WebAccess.Admin.dll. TFS 2018 is installed to c:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2018 by default.

After installing TFS 2018 Update 1.2 Patch 5, the version will be 16.122.29017.5.

TFS 2017 Update 3.1 Patch 6

If you have TFS 2017, you should first update to TFS 2017 Update 3.1. Once on Update 3.1, install TFS 2017 Update 3.1 Patch 6.

Verifying Installation

To verify if you have a patch installed, you can check the version of the following file: [TFS_INSTALL_DIR]\Application Tier\Web Services\bin\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Server.WebAccess.Admin.dll. TFS 2017 is installed to c:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 15.0 by default.

After installing TFS 2017 Update 3.1 Patch 6, the version will be 15.117.29024.0.

TFS 2015 Update 4.2 Patch 2

If you have TFS 2015, you should first update to TFS 2015 Update 4.2. Once on Update 4.2, install TFS 2015 Update 4.2 Patch 2.

Verifying Installation

To verify if you have a patch installed, you can check the version of the following file: [TFS_INSTALL_DIR]\Application Tier\Web Services\bin\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Server.dll. TFS 2015 is installed to c:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 14.0 by default.

After installing TFS 2015 Update 4.2 Patch 1, the version will be 14.114.29025.0.

TFS 2013 Update 5 Patch 1

If you have TFS 2013, you should first update to TFS 2013 Update 5, which you can get at https://my.visualstudio.com. Once on Update 5, install TFS 2013 Update 5 Patch 1.

Verifying Installation

To verify if you have a patch installed, you can check the version of the following file: [TFS_INSTALL_DIR]\Application Tier\Web Services\bin\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Server.dll. TFS 2013 is installed to c:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 12.0 by default.

After installing TFS 2013 Update 5 Patch 1, the version will be 12.0.40681.0

TFS 2012 Update 4 Patch 1

If you have TFS 2012, you should first update to TFS 2012 Update 4, which you can get at https://my.visualstudio.com. Once on Update 4, install TFS 2012 Update 4 Patch 1.

Verifying Installation

To verify if you have a patch installed, bring up the Windows Run dialog and start appwiz.cpl. Then click on installed updates. There will be an entry for KB4506065 if the patch is installed.

You can also check “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 11.0\Application Tier\Web Services\bin\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Server.DataServices.dll”. In the Details page of its properties dialog, it will have version 11.0.61243.400 if patched, and 11.0.61030.0 if not patched.

TFS 2010 SP1 Patch 1

If you have TFS 2010, you should first update to Service Pack 1, which you can get at https://my.visualstudio.com. Once on SP1, install TFS 2010 SP1 Patch 1 64-bit or TFS 2010 SP1 Patch 1 32-bit.

Verifying Installation

To verify if you have a patch installed, you can check the version of the following file: [TFS_INSTALL_DIR]\Application Tier\Web Services\bin\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Server.dll. TFS 2010 is installed to c:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 by default.

Update: If you installed the TFS 2010 patch before July 29, the version will be 10.0.40219.504. On July 29, we released a new patch to fix an issue installing on non-English languages. If you installed the patch on July 29 or later, the version will be 10.0.40219.506. Both versions contain the same fix and are valid.