Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Report Viewer Control in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and Report Viewer 2005 SP1 allows…

published 2011-08-10 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1970

cvss: 4.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 20.8%; EPSS 20.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Report Viewer Control in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and Report Viewer 2005 SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a parameter in a data source, aka "Report Viewer Controls XSS Vulnerability."

Timeline

2011-08-09 First public exploit (EDB-36020)
2011-08-10 Published

Exploit prediction

20.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-36020 Microsoft Visual Studio Report Viewer 2005 Control - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities remote, 2011-08-09

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-067
vendor-advisory
marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=145326307707460&w=2
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12773
vdb-entry, signature
securityfocus.com /bid/49033
vdb-entry
h20566.www2.hpe.com /portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04945270
third-party-advisory
us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2011-1976
NVD CVE-2011-1976

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Summary