CVE-2012-1858
The toStaticHTML API (aka the SafeHTML component) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and 9, Communicator 2007 R2, and Lync 2010 and 2010 Attendee does not properly handle event attributes and script, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Sanitization Vulnerability."
- EPSS
- 22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-200
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- microsoft:internet_explorer
- microsoft:lync
- microsoft:office_communicator
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-039
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-050