CVE-2012-2520

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."

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 28.05% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55797 vdb entry third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14976 vdb entry signature
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027628 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027626 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027629 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027627 vdb entry third party advisory
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 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027625 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2520?
CVE-2012-2520 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2520?
To fix CVE-2012-2520, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2520 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2520 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~28% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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