Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the GetServerName function in sysinfo/commonFunc.js in Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the svr parameter to sysinfo/sysinfomain.htm. NOTE: this can be leveraged with CVE-2010-1885 to execute arbitrary commands without user interaction.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Help and Support Center - '/sysinfo/sysinfomain.htm' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-34126 · remote · Jun 10, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- VU#578319 third-party-advisory
- 20100609 Microsoft Windows Help Centre Handles Malformed Escape Sequences Incorrectly mailing-list
- ms-win-helpctr-command-execution(59267) vdb-entry
- 20100609 Microsoft Windows Help Centre Handles Malformed Escape Sequences Incorrectly mailing-list
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2219475.mspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/06/10/windows-help-vulnerability-disclosure.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2010/06/10/help-and-support-center-vulnerability-full-disclosure-posting.aspx
- 40721 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-1417 vdb-entry
- 40076 third-party-advisory