CVE-2012-1860 Missing authorization in n/a
Authenticated users can bypass search scope permissions to access sensitive data or modify data by manipulating URL parameters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1860?
CVE-2012-1860 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Apps, published on 10 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP2 and SP3, SharePoint Server 2010 Gold and SP1, and Office Web Apps 2010 Gold and SP1 do not properly check permissions for search scopes, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (data modification) by changing a parameter in a search-scope URL, aka "SharePoint Search Scope Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1860?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Office Web Apps, Microsoft Sharepoint Server.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1860?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1860 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2012-1860 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1860 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Apps
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mcvg-7cc2-jr3f.