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CVE-2011-1280

The XML Editor in Microsoft InfoPath 2007 SP2 and 2010; SQL Server 2005 SP3 and SP4 and 2008 SP1, SP2, and R2; SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) 2005; and Visual Studio 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010 does not properly handle external entities, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted .disco (Web Service Discovery) file, aka "XML External Entities Resolution Vulnerability."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-1280 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-06-16T20:55:02.353

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	office_infopath	2007	Yes
Application	microsoft	office_infopath	2010	Yes
Application	microsoft	office_infopath	2010	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2005	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2005	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2005	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2005	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2005	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2005	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2005	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2005	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2005	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2005	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server_management_studio_express	2005	Yes
Application	microsoft	sql_server_management_studio_express	2005	Yes
Application	microsoft	visual_studio	2005	Yes
Application	microsoft	visual_studio	2008	Yes
Application	microsoft	visual_studio	2010	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/44912 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48196 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025646 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025647 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025648 ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-049 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12664 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/44912 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48196 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025646 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025647 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025648 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-049 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12664 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.