# CVE-2013-3179: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Microsoft SharePoint Server via crafted requests, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Sep 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3jqv-qv35-ch59

## What is CVE-2013-3179?

CVE-2013-3179 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, published on 11 Sep 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted request, aka "SharePoint XSS Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3179?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, Microsoft Sharepoint Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft SharePoint 2013 (Cloud) - Persistent Exception Handling (MS13-067) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation

- [CVE-2014-2816](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2816/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2023-21742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21742/): Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-21744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21744/): Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-44690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44690/): Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-41036](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41036/): Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3179 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3179 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, published on 11 Sep 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3179/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3179/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3179
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3179
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3179

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