CVE-2012-2520
Microsoft InfoPath XSS Attack Vector via HTML Sanitization
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft InfoPath 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 SP1, Communicator 2007 R2, Lync 2010 and 2010 Attendee, SharePoint Server 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 SP1, Groove Server 2010 SP1, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2, SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP1, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string, aka "HTML Sanitization Vulnerability."
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 9, 2012, 9:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 12, 2018, 10:03 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2520
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2012-2520.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55797 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027625 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027626 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027627 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027628 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027629 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-066 | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14976 |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2012-2520 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2012-2520 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS12-066 [Patch, Vendor Advisory] Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-066 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14976 [Third Party Advisory] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14976 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 13, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:infopath:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:infopath:2010:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:infopath:2010:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communicator:2007:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:attendee:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp3:x86:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp3:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:groove_server:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_services:3.0:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_services:3.0:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:infopath:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:infopath:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communicator:2007:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:attendee:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:groove_server:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_services:3.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 13, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:infopath:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:infopath:2010:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:infopath:2010:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communicator:2007:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:attendee:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp3:x86:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp3:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:groove_server:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_services:3.0:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_services:3.0:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:infopath:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:infopath:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communicator:2007:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:attendee:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:groove_server:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_services:3.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14976 No Types Assigned http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14976 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027627 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027627 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027626 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027626 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027625 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027625 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027628 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027628 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55797 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55797 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027629 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027629 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 10, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2520 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2520
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
15.68 }} -16.96%
score
0.96044
percentile