Vulnerability identifier: #VU3049

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1257

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
Web applications / Other software
Microsoft Office InfoPath
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor: Microsoft

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input data within SharePoint toStaticHTML API. A remote attacker can trick the victim into following a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim’s browser in context of vulnerable SharePoint website.

Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to conduct phishing and drive-by-download attacks and obtain potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website:

Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 Service Pack 3
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4f79d376-0ea2-4218-9200-3c34c83ba336

Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 Service Pack 2
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=bfa8765a-7970-4feb-996c-7c27d71c97c6

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=52a55423-f33b-4cd1-919d-806972a553df

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=52a55423-f33b-4cd1-919d-806972a553df

Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 (32-bit versions)
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3841ceda-d0af-4e5e-8a1a-7dd954850783

Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 (64-bit versions)
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=94bc76d4-78e4-4bda-8922-36c3a9d3854f

Vulnerable software versions

Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services: 3.0 SP1

Microsoft Office InfoPath: 2003 - 2007

Microsoft SharePoint Server: 2007

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External links
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms10-039.aspx

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.