Microsoft Anti-Cross Site Scripting Library Bypass Vulnerability
RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Anti-Cross Site Scripting (AntiXSS) Library incorrectly sanitizes specially crafted HTML. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on a website that is using the AntiXSS Library to sanitize user provided HTML. This could allow an attacker to pass a malicious script through a sanitization function and expose information not intended to be disclosed. The consequences of the disclosure of this information depends on the nature of the information itself. Note that this vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate the attacker's user rights directly, but it could be used to produce information that could be used in an attempt to further compromise the affected system.
Impact
- Information Disclosure
System / Technologies affected
- Microsoft Anti-Cross Site Scripting Library V3.x
- Microsoft Anti-Cross Site Scripting Library V4.0
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- Download location for patches:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-007
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