CVE-2012-1856

HIGH KEV

Microsoft Commerce Server - Remote Code Execution via TabStrip ActiveX Control

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2012-1856 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added March 3, 2022.

Description

The TabStrip ActiveX control in the Common Controls in MSCOMCTL.OCX in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, Office 2003 Web Components SP3, Office 2007 SP2 and SP3, Office 2010 SP1, SQL Server 2000 SP4, SQL Server 2005 SP4, SQL Server 2008 SP2, SP3, R2, R2 SP1, and R2 SP2, Commerce Server 2002 SP4, Commerce Server 2007 SP2, Commerce Server 2009 Gold and R2, Host Integration Server 2004 SP1, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1, Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2, and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) document or (2) web page that triggers system-state corruption, aka "MSCOMCTL.OCX RCE Vulnerability."

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-060
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54948

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.9155
EPSS Percentile 99.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2022-03-03
VulnCheck KEV 2013-09-25
InTheWild.io 2022-03-03
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2012-1866
Status published
Products (14)
microsoft/commerce_server 2002 sp4
microsoft/commerce_server 2007 sp2
microsoft/commerce_server 2009 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/host_integration_server 2004 sp1
microsoft/office 2003 sp3
microsoft/office 2007 sp2 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/office 2010 sp1
microsoft/office_web_components 2003 sp3
microsoft/sql_server 2000 sp4 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/sql_server 2005 sp3 (2 CPE variants)
... and 4 more
Published Aug 15, 2012
KEV Added Mar 03, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026