Sharepoint Enterprise Server
CVE-2018-0869
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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SharePoint Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to how web requests are handled, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. SharePoint Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to how web requests are handled, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". Affected products include: Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
SharePoint Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to how web requests are handled, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
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EPSS
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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