Unscored severity · published Oct 9, 2012
CVE-2012-2520
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…
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CVSS
34.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)34.3% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SH
SharePoint · Microsoft
2007; 2007; 2010 · source: NVD
GS
Groove Server · Microsoft
2010 · source: NVD
IN
Infopath · Microsoft
2007; 2010 · source: NVD
LY
Lync · Microsoft
2010; 2010 · source: NVD
OC
Office Communicator · Microsoft
2007 · source: NVD
OW
Office Web Apps · Microsoft
2010 · source: NVD
SF
Sharepoint Foundation · Microsoft
2010 · source: NVD
SS
Sharepoint Services · Microsoft
3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2520
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2520
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55797
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027625
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027626
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027627
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027628
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027629
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