Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2012-1861

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Gold and SP1, SharePoint Foundation 2010 Gold and SP1, and Office Web Apps 2010 Gold and S…

Published Jul 10, 2012 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · office web apps

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2012-1861 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 15.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run office web apps.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
15.41%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/office web apps · cpe microsoft/sharepoint foundation · cpe microsoft/sharepoint server

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Gold and SP1, SharePoint Foundation 2010 Gold and SP1, and Office Web Apps 2010 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted JavaScript elements in a URL, aka "SharePoint Script in Username Vulnerability."

Are you affected?

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  • cpe microsoft/office web apps2010
  • cpe microsoft/sharepoint foundation2010
  • cpe microsoft/sharepoint server2010

How to fix CVE-2012-1861

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2012-1861 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 15.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run office web apps.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/office web apps 2010; microsoft/sharepoint foundation 2010; microsoft/sharepoint server 2010. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 15.41%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 10, 2012 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Gold and SP1, SharePoint Foundation 2010 Gold and SP1, and Office Web Apps 2010 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted JavaScript elements in a URL, aka "SharePoint Script in Username Vulnerability."

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Gold and SP1, SharePoint Foundation 2010 Gold and SP1, and Office Web Apps 2010 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted JavaScript elements in a URL, aka "SharePoint Script in Username Vulnerability."

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2012-1861

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2012-1861

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Gold and SP1, SharePoint Foundation 2010 Gold and SP1, and Office Web Apps 2010 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted JavaScript elements in a URL, aka "SharePoint Script in Username Vulnerability."

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 2, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 1, 2026