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MS12-007: Vulnerability in AntiXSS Library Could Allow Information Disclosure (2607664) (uncredentialed check)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 57572
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Synopsis
The remote web server uses a library that is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.Description
The remote web server appears to be using a version of the Microsoft Anti-Cross Site Scripting Library (AntiXSS) that is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.An attacker could gain access to sensitive information if he could pass a malicious script to a website using the sanitization function of the Anti-Cross Site Scripting Library.
Note that this plugin has determined the vulnerability exists by echoing back a parameter from the query string and running it through 'AntiXSS.encodeHtml()'.
Solution
Microsoft has released a new version of the AntiXSS Library.See Also
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/521307/30/0/threaded
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-007
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 57572
File Name: http_ms12-007.nbin
Version: 1.96
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 1/17/2012
Updated: 7/17/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-0007
BID: 51291