High severity · published Sep 11, 2020
CVE-2020-1460
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint Server when it fails to properly identify and filter unsafe ASP.Net web controls
8.6
CVSS
3.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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>
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.7% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SH
SharePoint · Microsoft
2019 · source: NVD
SE
Sharepoint Enterprise Server · Microsoft
2013; 2016 · source: NVD
SF
Sharepoint Foundation · Microsoft
2010; 2013 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1460
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1460
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1460
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