PT-2018-18471 · Microsoft · Sharepoint Server

Ashar Javed · Published 2018-05-08 · Updated 2018-06-05 · CVE-2018-8168

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft SharePoint Server (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue arises from the improper sanitization of specially crafted web requests by Microsoft SharePoint Server, allowing an authenticated attacker to send a malicious request to an affected server. This could lead to cross-site scripting attacks, enabling the attacker to read unauthorized content, use the victim's identity to alter permissions and delete content, and inject malicious content into the user's browser.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8168

Affected Products

Sharepoint Server

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8168 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8168 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8168 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8168 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040856 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104067 · Note