Medium severity · published Jan 13, 2016
CVE-2015-6117
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 and SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended Access Control Policy restrictions and conduct…
6.1
CVSS
6.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 and SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended Access Control Policy restrictions and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by modifying a webpart, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Security Feature Bypass," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0011.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.9% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SH
SharePoint · Microsoft
2013 · source: NVD
SF
Sharepoint Foundation · Microsoft
2013 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6117
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6117
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034653
docs.microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-004
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