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MS12-050: Vulnerabilities in SharePoint Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2695502)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 59913
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Synopsis
The remote host is affected by multiple privilege escalation and information disclosure vulnerabilities.Description
The versions of InfoPath, Office SharePoint Server, SharePoint Server, Groove Server, Windows SharePoint Services, SharePoint Foundation, or Office Web Apps installed on the remote host are affected by multiple privilege escalation and information disclosure vulnerabilities :- An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that HTML strings are sanitized. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could perform cross-site scripting attacks and run script in the security context of the logged-on user. (CVE-2012-1858)
- A cross-site scripting and a privilege escalation vulnerability allow attacker-controlled JavaScript to run in the context of the user clicking a link. An anonymous attacker could also potentially issue SharePoint commands in the context of an authenticated user on the site. (CVE-2012-1859)
- An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that SharePoint stores search scopes. An attacker could view or tamper with other users' search scopes.
(CVE-2012-1860)
- A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists that allows attacker-controlled JavaScript to run in the context of the user clicking a link. An anonymous attacker could also potentially issue SharePoint commands in the context of an authenticated user. (CVE-2012-1861)
- A URL redirection vulnerability exists in SharePoint.
The vulnerability could lead to spoofing and information disclosure and could allow an attacker to redirect a user to an external URL. (CVE-2012-1862)
- A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists that allows attacker-controlled JavaScript to run in the context of the user clicking a link. An anonymous attacker could also potentially issue SharePoint commands in the context of an authenticated user. (CVE-2012-1863).
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for InfoPath 2007, InfoPath 2010, Office SharePoint Server 2007, SharePoint Server 2010, Groove Server 2010, Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and 3.0, SharePoint Foundation 2010, and Office Web Apps 2010.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?c7d49512
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-050
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 59913
File Name: smb_nt_ms12-050.nasl
Version: 1.26
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 7/11/2012
Updated: 12/4/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-1862
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:groove, cpe:/a:microsoft:infopath, cpe:/a:microsoft:office_web_apps, cpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_server, cpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_services, cpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/10/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-1858, CVE-2012-1859, CVE-2012-1860, CVE-2012-1861, CVE-2012-1862, CVE-2012-1863