PT-2018-2048 · Microsoft · Sharepoint Server

Ashar Javed · Published 2018-10-09 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-8480

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.5

Low

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

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

Description The issue is related to access control errors in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server. An attacker could exploit this by sending a specially crafted request to an affected server, potentially allowing them to elevate their privileges. This could enable the attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks, read unauthorized content, use the victim's identity to take actions on the SharePoint site, 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-264

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01664

CVE-2018-8480

Affected Products

Sharepoint Server

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01664 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8480 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8480 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8480 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105493 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041835 · Note