CVE-2012-1858
What it is
The toStaticHTML API (aka the SafeHTML component) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and 9, Communicator 2007 R2, and Lync 2010 and 2010 Attendee does not properly handle event attributes and script, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Sanitization Vulnerability."
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 22.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 22.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 22.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-200 · Information exposure
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Lync 2010
- Microsoft Office Communicator 2007
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 9
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
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References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-039
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-050
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15530
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-039
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-050
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15530