Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 957699 update is not installed
| win-ms08kb957699-update (45550) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 957699 is not installed on the system, which could allow a remote attacker to exploit the following vulnerability:
Microsoft Office is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of Office documents that user the cdo:// protocol and the Content-Disposition: Attachment header. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the cdo:// protocol to inject malicious script into an Office document hosted on a trusted Web site, which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information and possibly launch further attacks against the victim.
Consequences:
Informational
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-056. See References.
References:
- IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Database: Microsoft Office Content-Disposition cdo:// protocol cross-site scripting.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-056: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Information Disclosure (957699).
- CVE-2008-4020: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP SP3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a document that contains a Content-Disposition: attachment header and is accessed through a cdo: URL, which renders the content instead of raising a File Download dialog box, aka Vulnerability in Content-Disposition Header Vulnerability.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Office XP SP3
Reported:
Not available
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