CVE-2011-1280
Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—
The XML Editor in Microsoft InfoPath 2007 SP2 and 2010; SQL Server 2005 SP3 and SP4 and 2008 SP1, SP2, and R2; SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) 2005; and Visual Studio 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010 does not properly handle external entities, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted .disco (Web Service Discovery) file, aka "XML External Entities Resolution Vulnerability."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Base score: 4.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 15%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 97
- Score date: 10/5/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (4)
CWEs
- CWE-200
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44912
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48196
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025646
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025647
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025648
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-049
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12664
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44912
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48196
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025646
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025647
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025648
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-049
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12664
Raw JSON (NVD)
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