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CVE-2012-2520

Published: Oct 9, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
34.3%
Top 1.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
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

groove servermicrosoft
On-prem
Communications / messaging-chat
infopathmicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
lyncmicrosoft
On-premWeb App
Communications / messaging-chat
office communicatormicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Communications / video-conferencing
office web appsmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
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Exploitability

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

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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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
and 6 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Oct 9, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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