XML External Entities Resolution Vulnerability in Microsoft InfoPath, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio Express, and Visual Studio

CVE-2011-1280 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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."

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