#VU3049 Cross-site scripting in Microsoft products - CVE-2010-1257
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3049
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
Web applications /
Other software
Microsoft Office InfoPath
Client/Desktop applications /
Office applications
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Server applications /
Application servers
Vendor: Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input data within SharePoint toStaticHTML API. A remote attacker can trick the victim into following a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim’s browser in context of vulnerable SharePoint website.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to conduct phishing and drive-by-download attacks and obtain potentially sensitive information.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website:
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 Service Pack 3
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4f79d376-0ea2-4218-9200-3c34c83ba336
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 Service Pack 2
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=bfa8765a-7970-4feb-996c-7c27d71c97c6
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=52a55423-f33b-4cd1-919d-806972a553df
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=52a55423-f33b-4cd1-919d-806972a553df
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 (32-bit versions)
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3841ceda-d0af-4e5e-8a1a-7dd954850783
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 (64-bit versions)
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=94bc76d4-78e4-4bda-8922-36c3a9d3854f
Vulnerable software versions
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services: 3.0 SP1
Microsoft Office InfoPath: 2003 - 2007
Microsoft SharePoint Server: 2007
External links
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms10-039.aspx
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
