#VU28830 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Microsoft SharePoint Server - CVE-2020-1178
Published: June 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28830
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1178
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to the Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted authentication request to an affected SharePoint server. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted message and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems, leading to remote code execution with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.