XSS in Microsoft Sharepoint
CVE-2018-8568
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." T…
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.023 (81.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft Sharepoint — versions Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1, Enterprise Server 2016
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server — versions 2019
- Microsoft Sharepoint_enterprise_server — versions 2016
- Microsoft Sharepoint_foundation — versions 2013
- Microsoft Sharepoint_server — versions 2019
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8568?
- CVE-2018-8568 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8568?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.