CVE-2012-2520

Published: Oct 9, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79

4.3MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

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."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

microsoft

commercial·US

groove serverOn-prem

Communications / messaging-chat

infopathOn-prem

Operating Systems / windows

lyncOn-premWeb App

Communications / messaging-chat

office communicatorOn-premDesktop App

Communications / video-conferencing

office web appsOn-premDesktop App

Operating Systems / windows

sharepoint foundationOn-prem

Operating Systems / windows

sharepoint serverOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware

sharepoint servicesOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Execution

Initial Access

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55797

securityfocus.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027625

securitytracker.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027626

securitytracker.com

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