CVE-2020-16944Cross-site Scripting in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016

Severity
5.4MEDIUMNVD
CNA8.7
EPSS
0.6%
top 30.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 16
Latest updateMay 24

Description

This vulnerability is caused when SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server. The attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could then perform cross-site scripting attacks on affected systems and run script in the security context of the current user. These attacks could allow the attacker t

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.3 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages6 packages

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-879j-7rrf-6xvm: This vulnerability is caused when SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server2022-05-24
CVEList
Microsoft SharePoint Reflective XSS Vulnerability2020-10-16

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Microsoft SharePoint Reflective XSS Vulnerability2020-10-13
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