CVE-2011-1280

Published: Jun 16, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200

4.3MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

The XML Editor in Microsoft InfoPath 2007 SP2 and 2010; SQL Server 2005 SP3 and SP4 and 2008 SP1, SP2, and R2; SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) 2005; and Visual Studio 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010 does not properly handle external entities, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted .disco (Web Service Discovery) file, aka "XML External Entities Resolution Vulnerability."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

microsoft

commercial·US

office infopathOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

sql serverOn-premDatabase

Databases / relational

sql server management studio expressOn-premDev Tool

DevTools & CI / ide-editor

visual studioOn-premDesktop App

DevTools & CI / ide-editor

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Exploitability

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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/44912

secunia.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48196

securityfocus.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025646

securitytracker.com

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