Code Injection in Microsoft SharePoint Server - CVE-2019-0594
Published: February 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17627
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0594
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing source code markup of an application package. A remote attacker with ability to upload a malicious package to the SharePoint server can execute it on the system in the context of the SharePoint application pool and the SharePoint server farm account.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-0594
Install updates from vendor's website.