Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2012-1858
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
22.02%
Microsoft
Original Filing — NVD Description
The toStaticHTML API (aka the SafeHTML component) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and 9, Communicator 2007 R2, and Lync 2010 and 2010 Attendee does not properly handle event attributes and script, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Sanitization Vulnerability."