Medium severity · published Oct 16, 2020
CVE-2020-16948
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server fails to properly handle objects in memory
6.5
CVSS
3.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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>
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.8% · 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
2016 · source: NVD
SF
Sharepoint Foundation · Microsoft
2010; 2013 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16948
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16948
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16948
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