PT-2018-2049 · Microsoft · Sharepoint Server

Ashar Javed · Published 2018-10-09 · Updated 2018-11-27 · CVE-2018-8488

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 Enterprise Server (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to errors in access control. 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 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:2018-01665

CVE-2018-8488

Affected Products

Sharepoint Server

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8488 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8488 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8488 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01665 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105494 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041835 · Note