# CVE-2015-6037: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web script via crafted URLs in Microsoft Excel Services, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:** 14 Oct 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wc69-58c5-jhw3

## What is CVE-2015-6037?

CVE-2015-6037 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Apps, published on 14 Oct 2015. 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 Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1, Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, Excel Web App 2010 SP2, Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1, and SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka "Microsoft Office Web Apps XSS Spoofing Vulnerability."

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6037?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Microsoft Excel Web App, Microsoft Office Web Apps, Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, Microsoft Sharepoint Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-6037?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6037 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-6037 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6037 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Apps

- [CVE-2017-0195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0195/): Cross-site scripting in Office (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-6037 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-6037 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Apps, published on 14 Oct 2015. 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-2015-6037 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Office Web Apps. 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-2015-6037/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6037/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6037
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6037
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-6037

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