MS11-049: Vulnerability in the Microsoft XML Editor Could Allow Information Disclosure (2543893) (uncredentialed check)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72909

Synopsis

An application on the remote Windows host has an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

An application on the remote host has an information disclosure vulnerability. When parsing a specially crafted Web Service Discovery (.disco) file, external XML entities are allowed for untrusted user input. 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 SQL Server 2005, 2008 and 2008 R2.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2011/ms11-049

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72909

File Name: smb_kb2543893.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/10/2014

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:sql_server

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

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

IAVB: 2011-B-0064

MSFT: MS11-049

MSKB: 2543893