Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2010-1257. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8.0 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the toStaticHTML API, as used in Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 SP3, 2007 SP1, and 2007 SP2; Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 and SP2; SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 and SP2; and Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to sanitization.

The weakness was disclosed 06/08/2010 by Peter Vreugdenhil with ZDI as MS10-035 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-1257 since 04/05/2010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 902069 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100082 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS10-035 and KB980088)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS10-035 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9831.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58866), Tenable (902069), SecurityFocus (BID 40409†), OSVDB (65211†) and Secunia (SA40062†). The entries VDB-4080, VDB-53515, VDB-53514 and VDB-53513 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 902069
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OpenVAS ID: 902191
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (982381)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS10-035
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-035
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil
Organization: ZDI
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1257 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4137

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X-Force: 58866 - Microsoft Internet Explorer toStaticHTML information disclosure, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 40409 - Internet Explorer and SharePoint 'toStaticHTML' Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 40062 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 65211 - Microsoft IE / Sharepoint toStaticHTML Information Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 25996 - [MS10-035] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 XSS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2010 02:00
Updated: 03/18/2021 07:34
Changes: 06/21/2010 02:00 (94), 04/07/2017 12:02 (9), 03/18/2021 07:34 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:CD5:103

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