VDB-60943 · CVE-2012-1857 · BID 53863

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Enterprise Portal cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Enterprise Portal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Enterprise Portal component in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka "Dynamics AX Enterprise Portal XSS Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 06/12/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1857 since 03/22/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/03/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59458 (MS12-040: Vulnerability in Microsoft Dynamics AX Enterprise Portal Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2709100)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12389.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (59458).

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Nessus ID: 59458
Nessus Name: MS12-040: Vulnerability in Microsoft Dynamics AX Enterprise Portal Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2709100)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-1857 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 35305 - [MS12-040] Microsoft Enterprise Portal in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Cross Site Scripting, Medium
SecurityFocus: 53863 - Microsoft Dynamic AX Enterprise Portal Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/03/2021 16:31
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (58), 04/13/2017 17:15 (11), 12/03/2021 16:31 (3)
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