High severity · published Jan 10, 2018
CVE-2018-0789
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016 allow an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way web…
8.8
CVSS
6.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016 allow an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way web requests are handled, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0790.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.4% · 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
2010 · source: NVD
SE
Sharepoint Enterprise Server · Microsoft
2013; 2016 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0789
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0789
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102394
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040150
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0789
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