What is CVE-2017-0255?

CVE-2017-0255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint_foundation, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-0255?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Microsoft Sharepoint_foundation

CVE-2017-0255

Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when it does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request, aka "Microsoft SharePoint XSS Vulnerability".

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.012 (79.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Sharepoint_foundation — versions 2013
Microsoft Corporation Office — versions Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0255?: CVE-2017-0255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint_foundation, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-0255?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.