MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2012-1862

Sharepoint Server vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
10.8%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Open redirect vulnerability in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a crafted URL, aka "SharePoint URL Redirection Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Sharepoint Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2012-07-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-1862

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Sharepoint Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-1862.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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