CVE-2012-1858

medium

Description

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."

References

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-06-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium