CVE-2007-2581 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2007-2581?

CVE-2007-2581 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Server, published on 9 May 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 for Windows Server 2003 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO (query string) in "every main page," as demonstrated by default.aspx.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2581?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Services, Microsoft Windows 2003.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2581?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2007-2581 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2581 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sharepoint Server

• CVE-2026-50522 Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-58644 Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-20963 Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-53770 Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-29357 Microsoft SharePoint Server Privilege Escalation Exploited Critical 9.8

All Microsoft Sharepoint Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9cxq-qfj2-hvjw.