XSS in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2011-1252
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SafeHTML function in the toStaticHTML API in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8, Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP2, Office SharePoint Server 2010 Gold and SP1, Groove Server 2010 Gold and SP1, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2, and SharePoint Foundation 2010 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified strings, aka "toStaticHTML Information Disclosure Vulnerability" or "HTML Sanitization Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.140 (96.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1252?
- CVE-2011-1252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2011-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2011-1252?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.