CVE-2011-1280

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1280
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-06-16 20:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Office Infopath 2007 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office Infopath 2010 All x32 All
Application Microsoft Office Infopath 2010 All x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp3 express All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp3 express_advanced_services All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp3 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp3 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp4 All All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp4 express All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp4 express_advanced_services All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp4 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp4 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp1 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp1 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp2 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp2 x32 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp2 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server Management Studio Express 2005 All All All
Application Microsoft Sql Server Management Studio Express 2005 All x64 All
Application Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Office InfoPath XML Editor External Entity Resolution Flaw Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Visual Studio XML Editor External Entity Resolution Flaw Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Microsoft SQL Server XML Editor External Entity Resolution Flaw Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-049 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Microsoft XML External Entities Resolution CVE-2011-1280 Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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