Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Team Services cross-site scripting
| win-sharepoint-services-xss (19091) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Windows SharePoint Services is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could embed malicious script in a URL request to a script or send a specially-crafted email containing embedded script, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site with user privileges, once the link is clicked or the email is viewed.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patches to your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-006. See References.
For Microsoft SharePoint Team Services 2002:
Microsoft originally released a patch for this vulnerability with MS05-006, but it was superseded by the patch released with MS06-017. See References.
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-134: Microsoft Vulnerability in Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Team Services.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-006: Vulnerability in Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Team Services Could Allow Cross-Site Scripting and Spoofing Attacks (887981).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-017: Vulnerability in Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions Could Allow Cross-Site Scripting (917627).
- BID-12476: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Cross-Site Scripting and Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-0049: Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Team Services for Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate an HTTP redirection query, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack, or to spoof the web cache.
- US-CERT VU#340409: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Team Services cross-site scripting vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft SharePoint Services
- Microsoft SharePoint Team Services
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
Reported:
Feb 08, 2005
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