Improper Authorization in Microsoft products - CVE-2025-49701

 

Improper Authorization in Microsoft products - CVE-2025-49701

Published: July 9, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU112656
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49701
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization in Microsoft SharePoint. A remote user can bypass authorization and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Affected software

Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2025-49701

Install updates from vendor's website.

Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server - update to 16.0.5508.1000
Microsoft SharePoint Server - update to 16.0.10417.20027 16.0.10417.20027
Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition - update to 16.0.18526.20424

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