CVE-2012-1889

8.8

CVSS
High

PUBLISHED

Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...

Exploited in the wild Remote Low complexity

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: XML Core Services
Published: Jun 13, 2012
EPSS: —

Description

Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

cisa metasploit

CVSS scores

CVSS v3.1 8.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 9.3

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2022-06-08 00:00:00 UTC · Source

SSVC decision points

Exploitation: active
Automatable: No
Technical impact: total

References

Known exploited vulnerability sources

Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.

Source	Added
CISA	Jun 08, 2022

Scanner integrations

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/msxml_get_definition_code_exec.rb	Apr 28, 2025

Potential proof of concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

msxml_get_definition_code_exec

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2012-1889

whu-enjoy/CVE-2012-1889

github · Created 2016-09-25 06:31:21 UTC · 4 stars

这里保存着我学习CVE-2012-1889这个漏洞的利用所用到的文件

Vulnerability detail