Detections
Analytics
MS11-049: Vulnerability in the Microsoft XML Editor Could Allow Information Disclosure (2543893)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 55129
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Synopsis
An application on the remote Windows host has an information disclosure vulnerability.Description
An application on the remote host has an XML external entity vulnerability. When parsing a specially crafted Web Service Discovery (.disco) file, external XML entities are allowed for untrusted user input. This could result in information disclosure.A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted .disco file, resulting in the disclosure of sensitive information.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for InfoPath 2007 and 2010, SQL Server 2005, 2008, and 2008 R2, SQL Server Management Studio Express 2005, Visual Studio 2005, 2008, and 2010.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 55129
File Name: smb_nt_ms11-049.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: Local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 6/15/2011
Updated: 9/29/2026
Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.7
Percentile: 97
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-1280
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-1280
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:infopath, cpe:/a:microsoft:sql_server, cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/14/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-1280
BID: 48196