Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2011-1264 is an XSS issue in Active Directory Certificate Services Web Enrollment on specific Windows Server 2003 and 2008 releases. An attacker could inject script or HTML through an unspecified parameter. Business risk is concentrated in environments still exposing this certificate enrollment interface.
Executive priority
Treat as a legacy exposure issue. Prioritize if AD CS Web Enrollment is still available on affected Windows Server versions, especially across broad internal networks or to external users.
Technical view
The CVE describes an unspecified-parameter XSS in AD CS Web Enrollment affecting Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1. The bundle provides no CVSS, CWE, or parameter details. Microsoft tracks it as MS11-051, with an OVAL definition available for detection context.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running AD CS Web Enrollment on the listed Windows Server versions, especially if the web enrollment endpoint is reachable by untrusted users or browsers.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The vulnerability is remotely triggerable XSS, but the exact parameter and practical exploitation conditions are not provided in the bundle.
Researcher notes
Evidence is thin: no CVSS, CWE, parameter name, or exploit detail is included. Validation should focus on product/version presence, web enrollment exposure, and Microsoft bulletin status rather than assumed exploit mechanics.
Mitigation direction
- Identify affected Windows Server AD CS Web Enrollment deployments.
- Review and follow Microsoft MS11-051 guidance for remediation.
- Restrict access to certificate web enrollment interfaces where possible.
- Prioritize removal or upgrade of unsupported legacy server deployments.
Validation and detection
- Inventory servers running AD CS Web Enrollment.
- Check Windows Server versions against the affected list.
- Use the referenced OVAL definition where supported by your scanner.
- Confirm whether MS11-051 remediation is present.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2011-1264 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12749CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- MS11-051CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.