XSS in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016
CVE-2020-16946
<p>A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server. An authenticated attacker could exploit the vulnerability by…
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.016 (73.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
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_designer — versions 2013
- Microsoft Sharepoint_enterprise_server — versions 2016
- Microsoft Sharepoint_foundation — versions 2010
- Microsoft Sharepoint_server — versions 2019
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16946?
- CVE-2020-16946 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2020-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16946?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.