CVE-2011-1976

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 SP1-Report Viewer 2005 SP1 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2011-1976. PoCs published by Adam Bixby.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio's ReportViewerWebControl.axd by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code via the TimerMethod parameter, which is not properly sanitized.

Description

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."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Adam Bixby · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36020

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio's ReportViewerWebControl.axd by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code via the TimerMethod parameter, which is not properly sanitized.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Visual Studio (specific version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A vulnerable instance of Microsoft Visual Studio with accessible ReportViewerWebControl.axd endpoint
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145326307707460&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12773
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49033
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.html

Scores

EPSS 0.2081
EPSS Percentile 97.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/report_viewer 2005 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/visual_studio 2005 sp1
Published Aug 10, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026