Vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016
CVE-2020-16942
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server improperly discloses its folder structure when rendering specific web pages. An attacker who took advantage of this information disclosure could view the folder path of scripts loaded on the page.</p> <p>To take advantage of the vulnerability, an attacker would require access to the specific SharePoint page affected by this vulnerability.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how scripts are referenced on some SharePoint pages.</p>
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016 — versions 16.0.0
- Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation 2010 Service Pack 2 — versions 13.0.0
- Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1 — versions 15.0.0
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2019 — versions 16.0.0
- Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server — versions 2016
- Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation — versions 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server — versions 2019
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16942 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16942?
- CVE-2020-16942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2020-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16942?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.