Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-1460Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.7% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint Server when it fails to properly identify and filter unsafe ASP.Net web controls. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted page to perform actions in the security context of the SharePoint application pool process.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated user must create and invoke a specially crafted page on an affected version of Microsoft SharePoint Server.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles processing of created content.</p>
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 | 16.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1 | 15.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 | 16.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Service Pack 2 | 13.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1 | 15.0.0 – before publication |