Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server XSS (MS12-061; CVE-2012-1892)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-409
Date Published: 11 Sep 2012
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 02 July, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2012-1892
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A reflected XSS vulnerability has been reported in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way the .NET Framework improperly validates a request parameter on the Team Foundation Server site. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to click on a specially crafted link. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to spoof content, disclose information, or take any action that the user could take on the affected website on behalf of the targeted user.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server XSS (MS12-061) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server XSS (MS12-061)

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