XSS in Microsoft Sharepoint
CVE-2018-8168
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft SharePoint. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8149, CVE-2018-8155, CVE-2018-8156.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.024 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Microsoft Sharepoint — versions Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server — versions 2010 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server — versions 2010, 2013
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040856 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104067 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8168 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8168?
- CVE-2018-8168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-05-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8168?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.