MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2011-1892

Forms Server vulnerability

CVSS
4.0
EPSS
38.3%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft Office Groove 2007 SP2, SharePoint Workspace 2010 Gold and SP1, Office Forms Server 2007 SP2, Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP2, Office SharePoint Server 2010 Gold and SP1, Office Groove Data Bridge Server 2007 SP2, Office Groove Management Server 2007 SP2, Groove Server 2010 Gold and SP1, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2, SharePoint Foundation 2010, and Office Web Apps 2010 Gold and SP1 do not properly handle Web Parts containing XML classes referencing external entities, which allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML and XSL file, aka "SharePoint Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Forms Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2011-09-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 38.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-1892

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Forms Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-1892.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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