CVE-2012-1860

What it is

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP2 and SP3, SharePoint Server 2010 Gold and SP1, and Office Web Apps 2010 Gold and SP1 do not properly check permissions for search scopes, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (data modification) by changing a parameter in a search-scope URL, aka "SharePoint Search Scope Vulnerability."

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a login. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

12.2% 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

1. 2012-07-10 21:55 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 23:40 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 12.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2012-07-10 21:55 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 23:40 UTC

Exploit probability

12.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-264

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010
• Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2007
• Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2010

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

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