Sid 1-20258

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Rule Category

OS-WINDOWS -- Snort has detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in a Windows-based operating system. This does not include browser traffic or other software on the OS, but attacks against the OS itself. (such as?)

Alert Message

OS-WINDOWS Microsoft generic javascript handler in URI XSS attempt

Rule Explanation

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 Gold, Update 1, Update 2, and SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, aka "Default Reflected XSS Vulnerability." Impact: CVSS base score 4.3 CVSS impact score 2.9 CVSS exploitability score 8.6 confidentialityImpact NONE integrityImpact PARTIAL availabilityImpact PARTIAL Details: Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Talos research team. This document was generated from data supplied by the national vulnerability database, a product of the national institute of standards and technology. For more information see [nvd].

MITRE ATT&CK Framework

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For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org

CVE

CVE-2011-1897 CVE-2012-0017 CVE-2015-6099 CVE-2016-3212

Additional Links

technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS11-079
technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS12-011
technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS15-118
technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS16-063

Rule Vulnerability

CVE Additional Information

CVE-2011-1897
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 Gold, Update 1, Update 2, and SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, aka "Default Reflected XSS Vulnerability."
Details
SeverityMEDIUM Base Score4.3
Impact Score2.9 Exploit Score8.6
Confidentiality ImpactNONE Integrity ImpactPARTIAL
Availability ImpactNONE Access Vector
AuthenticationNONE Ease of Access

Affected Systems
CVE-2012-0017
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inplview.aspx in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via JavaScript sequences in a URL, aka "XSS in inplview.aspx Vulnerability."
Details
SeverityMEDIUM Base Score4.3
Impact Score2.9 Exploit Score8.6
Confidentiality ImpactNONE Integrity ImpactPARTIAL
Availability ImpactNONE Access Vector
AuthenticationNONE Ease of Access

Affected Systems
CVE-2015-6099
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ASP.NET in Microsoft .NET Framework 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted value, aka ".NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Details
SeverityMEDIUM Base Score4.3
Impact Score2.9 Exploit Score8.6
Confidentiality ImpactNONE Integrity ImpactPARTIAL
Availability ImpactNONE Access Vector
AuthenticationNONE Ease of Access

Affected Systems
CVE-2016-3212
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 does not properly identify JavaScript, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer XSS Filter Vulnerability."
Details
Severity Base Score6.1
Impact Score2.7 Exploit Score2.8
Confidentiality ImpactLOW Integrity ImpactLOW
Availability ImpactNONE Access Vector
Authentication Ease of Access

Affected Systems