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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-2520 · published 9 October 2012

CVE-2012-2520: Microsoft groove server cross-site scripting vulnerability

Microsoft · Groove Server

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft InfoPath 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 SP1, Communicator 2007 R2, Lync 2010 and 2010 Attendee, SharePoint Server 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 SP1, Groove Server 2010 SP1, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2, SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP1, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string, aka "HTML Sanitization Vulnerability."

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 28% · top 1.9% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
28%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
8Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft InfoPath 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 SP1, Communicator 2007 R2, Lync 2010 and 2010 Attendee, SharePoint Server 2007 SP2 and SP3 and 2010 SP1, Groove Server 2010 SP1, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2, SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP1, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string, aka "HTML Sanitization Vulnerability."

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

Affected products

8 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55797 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027625 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027626 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027627 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027628 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027629 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-066
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14976
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55797 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027625 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027626 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027627 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027628 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027629 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-066
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14976

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-2520), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.