Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-16950Microsoft SharePoint Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Medium 5.0
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.2% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles objects in memory.</p>
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 | 16.0.0 – before publication |